Jim Brown is one of several players on the UCLA 1954 National Championship Football team who feels truely grateful for the events that resulted in their decision to attend UCLA, the opportunity to develop liifelong friends of teammates and acknowledge the frofound effect it has had on their lives. This is developed from a summary of responses to survey asking: What are the circumstances related to you decision to attend UCLA? How would you describe the experience? What has been the effect of that experience and opportunity over your lifetime? These questions are posed against the proverb: To know a man, is to know his memories!