 head of the Yale English Department, invited Dad to speak to the students. It was a remarkable turnout, April 23, 1928, which is Shakespeare's alleged birthday. Dad was the heavyweight champion of the world, and the students all came and gathered at Harkness Hall, and to their amazement, they found they were fighting for seats with newsmen coming from New York, wanting to hear what Gene Toney had to say about Shakespeare. So it was quite a day.