on way to becoming a pilot

at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium

In the end

The Yankee captain’s career would come to an abrupt and unfortunate end due to a mysterious neuromuscular disease

January 1948 SPORT Cover (Ralph Beard, University of Kentucky, Arnold Ferrin, University of Utah) Finish:24x30 Stretched Canvas on way to becoming aThe University of Kentucky's Ralph Beard and Arnold Ferrin of the University of Utah battle it out on the January 1948 cover of the SPORT Magazine. Another controversial figure in college basketball, Beard was a three time All American, two time NCAA Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist and an NBA All Star, but was also a key figure in the 1948 49 point shaving scandal that saw himself and teammates Alex Groza and Dale Barnstable be banned from the NBA