The Backstory of Eisenhower, a Seemingly Average West Pointer Who Led the Way in Winning a War Michael Lee Lanning is determined not to dramatize Eisenhower as man of destiny, as if his ascent to ...

Eisenhower did play football at West Point and was considered a promising halfback by East Coast sportswriters. There are accounts during his sophomore year that he injured his knee tackling the ...

In 1911, he won an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. Eisenhower considered it a practical way to get a free education.