I remember hearing stories of George Washington's athletic prowess as a kid. But with all the myths and stories told, which ones could possibly be true?
One that just might be true is his unofficial world record of 22 feet 3 inches in what was then called the broad jump.
With his track and field bona fides sorta kinda cemented, we can now turn to his links to our group...
Turns out that former Lion great Ricky Garcia bought a house 4 years ago in Alexandria, VA which was built and used by George Washington himself. The house remained in the Washington family for generations after.
When Ricky decided the house needed a basement he sought help in surveying and excavating the space beneath his living room. When they discovered a well and cistern, archeologists became interested. There is now an official archeological dig going on at the home! I'm hoping they find a Penn Relays Watch or something similar (hee hee hee).
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