▁seven ▁children , ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ark ▁and ▁attended ▁Columbia ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Map le wood , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁Columbia ▁High ▁football ▁team , ▁with ▁Or si , ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁final s ▁but ▁lost ▁ 7 – 0 . ▁Or si ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁The ▁Per ki omen ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁On ▁his ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁at ▁Per ki omen ▁with ▁' John ▁Or si ▁Day ' ▁to ▁mark ▁his ▁athlet ic ▁explo its . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁G ift ▁Fund ▁at ▁Per ki omen ▁for ▁that ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁Col gate ▁Or si ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Col gate ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁three - s port ▁star . ▁He ▁played ▁basketball ▁and ▁ran ▁track , ▁but ▁star red ▁in ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁Andrew ▁K err . ▁With ▁Or si ▁at ▁end , ▁Col gate ▁went ▁ 2 5 – 3 ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁made ▁head lines ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁a ▁post season ▁char ity ▁game ▁against ▁NY U ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium . ▁With ▁Col gate ▁leading ▁ 7 – 0 , ▁NY U ▁scored ▁a ▁late ▁touch down ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁score ▁to ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁but