Unknown to most of his colleagues, he and his wife Phyllis were accomplished ballroom dancers, and he once surprised a friend by saying that he had won more prizes for dancing than he had for mathematics.
Hindi alam sa karamihan ng kanyang mga kasamahan, siya at ang kanyang asawa Phyllis ay sa Ballroom dancers, at minsan siya ulat ng isang kaibigan sa pamamagitan ng kasabihan na niya napanalunan ng mas maraming mga premyo para sa pagsasayaw kaysa niya para sa matematika.