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Article: FADING MEMORIES ; Navy has put stop to days Air Force dominated military rival
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- September 28, 2007
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Air Force senior football players used to be a fixture at the
White House.
Sixteen times from 1982 to 2002, the Falcons beat both Army and
Navy to win the Commanderin-Chief's Trophy, given to the winner of
the service academies' round-robin competition, and thereby earn a
trip to meet the president. The Falcons visited Ronald Reagan four
times, George Bush three times, Bill Clinton six times and George W.
Bush three times.
Air Force made six consecutive trips after the 1997 through 2002
seasons under coach Fisher DeBerry. After the fifth, George W. Bush
joked, "seems like coach DeBerry is the charter member of the White
House frequent visitor club."
Air Force faces Navy on Saturday in ...