The pressure on an ex-employee to hold medical clinic on the steps of the church every Sunday was too great. I needed to get my own battery charged, to be uplifted, and to tap a source of strength that this wonderful church supplied. Earl Palmer loved Cal football, so I recruited him to be Team Chaplain. He would lead an appropriate devotional before the pre-game meals and then would sit down and eat with the players, coaches, and staff. He enjoyed being a wee bit of an insider.
Sports medicine is a relatively new discipline.
It became obvious that athletes at the inter-collegiate level needed special attention for problems particular to their sport. In the 1930s, UC president Sproul approved the appointment of a team physician. I was the third one to serve. In sports medicine it's important that the attending physician know as much as possible of the nature and demands of the sport. Most football players practice all year long for 11 or 12 games.