Before he was writing with the voice of rebellion among the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac was an athlete with an unassuming penchant for literature. Born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Kerouac began playing both (American) football and wrestling as a teenager, and it was the former that he leaned into most. As a running back for the team at Lowell High School, he was recognised for football scholarships to some of the country’s top univers…
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