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'' his two aerial kills on november 26 , 1944 '' whitlow in his p-51 which bears markings from army 11 july 1997 harbor point , michigan 1947 1955 calwa , california tackle -lrb- football -rrb- pitcher -lrb- baseball -rrb- 4 & ndash ; 4 1940 & ndash ; 1943 el colegio militar de mexico air force army -lrb- asst. -rrb- football 7 november 1918 1954 1965 & ndash ; 1957 1963 & ndash ; bob whitlow p51.jpg robert v. whitlow
 robert whitlow air force chicago cubs
robert v. whitlow

colonel robert v. whitlow -lrb- november 7 , 1918 -- july 11 , 1997 -rrb- was an american military officer , football coach , university athletic director , and sports club executive .
he served as the first head football coach and athletic director of the united states air force academy in 1955 .
whitlow had a twenty-year career in the united states air force , and during world war ii , saw combat as both a bomber and fighter pilot .
after his military service , he worked for the chicago cubs baseball franchise as its first `` athletic director . ''
