 He was living his dream of being a Michigan football player. And on the eve of the only season where he was going to be a starter his senior year, he was willing to quit the team as a show of support for his best friend, Willis Ward. That's how strongly he felt about it. And that's a test of character that a lot of people don't know about Gerald Ford that really stayed with him for the rest of his life. But after he said that and he told Willis Ward what he wanted to do, Willis Ward,