Sport: No. 1 Amateur

Sammy Lee is a confident, stubby (5 ft. 1¼ in., 132 Ibs.) man who felt so sure that he would qualify for the 1952 Olympics that he sent his wife to Helsinki ahead of time. Sammy not only made the team but he repeated his 1948 gold-medal triumph in the high-diving event.

Last year Major Sammy Lee, U.S. Army Medical Corps, was busy with other things. He was attached to the 121st Evacuation Hospital in Korea, and was so good at his medical job (ear, nose & throat) that he was called on to treat South Korean President Syngman Rhee recently. This...

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