Talk:James Van Fleet

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Wow, this guy seems interesting, and important. The list of awards almost exceeds the actual text of the article :). With expansion, and a picture (if possible), I think we can bump this up to B-class. LordAmeth 23:49, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Too much football

I took out: He setup a schedule for the UF football team that was rather difficult. The UF football team had played powerhouse schools during that time like Army or U.S. Military Academy, University of Texas, and Georgia Tech University. They tied Texas the one time they played them, and tied Georgia Tech twice, but beat Army twice. He taught his players by leading by example. If he couldn’t do it himself the players didn’t have to do it, and in the process he taught the players “the will to win”, which later became known not just as a football slogan but a military one at that. He is also the namesake of Van Fleet Hall on the University of Florida campus, home of all four ROTC programs. A famous lore is also left in his name at the University of Florida.

The last week of the 1923 season, UF played Alabama. It was a muddy game due to rain. At halftime down 6-0, he had the starters change uniforms with the reserves and kept his players inside the locker room until the last possible moment, keeping the team less held back from the weight of the rain in their clothes. This little piece of psychological warfare worked and the Gators came back to win, 16-6. Clarityfiend 18:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot (talk) 19:15, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Needs More Information About Florida

The article states that he was born in New Jersey, then describes his activities at the University of Florida during the 1920's, and records his place of death as Polk City, Florida. There should be additional biographical information on how the family got from New Jersey to Florida.

130.13.4.45 (talk) 16:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)John Paul Parks130.13.4.45 (talk) 16:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]