John Wayne
When John Wayne said that courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway, does that apply to his football-playing days? Perhaps, though by the time he uttered this famous line, he was already an established actor. In fact, his football career was pretty much cut short due to a bodysurfing accident.
If that wasn’t enough, he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California because of his injuries. And because of that, he had to drop out of college. In high school, he didn’t have as prolific a career as a football player than he did as the president of Glendale Union High School’s Latin club.