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Date of birth | July 13, 1935 | Place of birth | Los Angeles, California | Date of death | May 2, 2009(age 73) | Place of death | | Political party | Republican | Spouse | Joanne Kemp | Children | Jeff (July 11, 1959) Jennifer (c. 1961) Judith (c. 1963) Jimmy (June 27, 1971) | Alma mater | Occidental College | Profession | Professional American football player; Politician | Religion | Presbyterian | Service/branch | United States Army | Years of service | 1958 � 1962 | Rank | Private | Unit | Reserves | In office | February 13, 1989 - January 19, 1993 | President | George H. W. Bush | Succeeded by | Henry Cisneros | Preceded by | Samuel Pierce | In office | January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1989 | Succeeded by | Bill Paxon | Preceded by | Donald J. Mitchell | In office | January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 | Succeeded by | District 38 eliminated | Preceded by | James F. Hastings | In office | January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973 | Succeeded by | James F. Hastings | Preceded by | Richard D. McCarthy |
| Position | Quarterback |
Number | 15 |
Birthdate | July 13, 1935 Los Angeles, California |
Deathdate | May 2, 2009(age 73) Bethesda, Maryland |
Heightft | 6 |
Heightin | 1 |
Weight | 201 |
Debutyear | 1957 |
Debutteam | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Finalyear | 1969 |
Finalteam | Buffalo Bills |
NFLdraftyear | 1957 |
NFLdraftround | 17 |
NFLdraftpick | 203 |
College | Occidental |
Teams |
*NFL Pittsburgh Steelers (1957)
*CFL Calgary Stampeders (1959)
*AFL L.A./San Diego Chargers (1960 � 1962)
*AFL Buffalo Bills (1962 � 1969) |
Stat1label | TD � INT |
Stat1value | 114 � 183 |
Stat2label | Yards |
Stat2value | 21,218 |
Stat3label | QB Rating |
Stat3value | 57.3 |
Nfl | KEM276861 |
Highlights |
*7× AFL All Star (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969)
*5× TSN All-AFL (1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
*AFL Champion (1964, 1965)
*Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
*AFL MVP (AP, 1965)
*AFL Championship Game MVP (1965)
Records and Leaderships
*AFL career regular season passing attempts
*AFL career regular season passing completions
*AFL career regular season passing yards
*AFL career championship game passing attempts
*AFL career championship game passing completions
*AFL career championship game passing yards
*AFL yards per attempt (1960, 1964)
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Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 - May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 93, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York from 1971 to 89. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Before entering politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years. He played briefly in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), but became a star in the American Football League (AFL). He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league's career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve.
As an economic conservative, Kemp advocated low taxes and supply-side policies during his political career. His positions spanned the social spectrum, ranging from his conservative opposition to abortion to his more libertarian stances advocating immigration reform. As a proponent of both Chicago school and supply-side economics, he is notable as an influence upon the Reagan agenda and the architect of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, which is known as the Kemp � Roth tax cut.
After his days in political office, Kemp remained active as a political advocate and commentator, and served on corporate and nonprofit organization boards. He also authored, co-authored, and edited several books. He promoted American football and advocated for retired professional football players. Kemp was the benefactor of Pepperdine University's Jack F. Kemp Institute of Political Economy. Kemp was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
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