11/07/2012
Jim Plunkett -- Stanford Quarterback, Heisman Trophy Winner, 2x Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP, and Stanford Delt -- talking to ESPN about the impact Delta Tau Delta had on his life, personally and professionally:
"As things got harder for me at Stanford, I started to feel like my dreams were dying... when I joined Delta Tau Delta, I didn't have any idea what the house could do for me. I was simply looking for a place to belong and I wound up finding all of these friends, many of whom were athletes like myself. They helped keep my confidence up and they made me realize that I could succeed at Stanford. When I think back to how much they did for me -- even if it was something as small as letting me borrow a car -- I often wonder what would've happened if I'd signed on with a different fraternity. See, I don't think it's a coincidence that my playing career took off in the years I became a Delta Tau Delta member... I give a lot of credit to the guys in that house. They kept my spirits up and they didn't let me get so low that transferring or quitting became a viable solution to my problems. So when I think about all the things that happened to me on the professional level -- from being the top pick in the 1971 draft to resurrecting my career in Oakland -- I always look back to those times with fond memories. Aside from my real family, the young men in that house were some of the most important people to ever enter my life."
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