<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/4f426ee8eab8ea922e00001e/richard-nixon-playing-football-in-the-1930s.jpg" alt="richard nixon playing football in the 1930s" border="0" /><p class="source"><span>AP</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Nearly all of the presidents from the last 100 years played sports (or at least acted like they did).</p><p>Some were big-time college football stars, while others were just recreational golfers.</p><p>The archives are full of photos of presidents playing sports in order to connect with the common man, and there's something strangely intriguing about seeing these legendary figures so out of context.</p><p>From William Taft to Barack Obama, here are some of the most important people in history playing sports.</p>

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Incredible vintage photos of presidents playing sports

APNearly all of the presidents from the last 100 years played sports (or at least acted like they did).Some were big-time college football stars, while others were just recreational golfers.The archives are full of photos of presidents playing sports in order to connect with the common man, and there's something strangely intriguing about seeing these legendary figures so out of context.From William Taft to Barack Obama, here are some of the most important people in history playing sports.

APNearly all of the presidents from the last 100 years played sports (or at least acted like they did). Some were big-time college football stars, while others were just recreational golfers.

Incredible vintage photos of presidents playing sports

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