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from quoraMFPaul.What are some strange facts about Tommy Lee Jones?.He played football for Harvard, could have gone pro.
Although he has enjoyed a long and hugely successful screen career, Jones wasn’t always dead-set on becoming an actor.
Earlier in life, he looked far more likely to become a professional football player, as he excelled at the sport.
When Jones got into Harvard, he played guard on the prestigious college’s football team.
He was part of the undefeated 1968 line-up, and part of what has been called “the most famous football game in Ivy League history” against Yale.
Years later, Jones recounted this celebrated game and his role in it in the 2008 documentary Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Because of this, Jones naturally considered pursuing football professionally – ultimately, the lure of acting won out.
