A00490 - The Fabulous Frisbee Career of Walter White

 Before resuming my Reflections on the November 2025 Memorial Service, I wanted to make sure that I made everyone aware of the correction Walter White made concerning his frisbee playing days.  I, for one, really enjoyed learning about a world that I did not know existed. Perhaps others will as well.


Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins
Class of 1975
February 6, 2026

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Walter H. White, Jr. <whwhitejr@protonmail.com>
To: skipjen2865@aol.com <skipjen2865@aol.com>
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 04:41:14 AM PST
Subject: Re: The Missing Items from Walter White's Introduction

Not to prolong this exercise or to fill peoples' mailboxes, but I need to correct one issue my friend. 

I began playing Ultimate at Hampshire before Amherst had a team. I was accepted as a member of the team and continued to play for Hampshire throughout my career and I player-coached the team during my last year. We took second in the Eastern National Championships (held at Yale) when we lost to Rutgers in the finals and again the next year when we lost to UPenn. 

My Amherst roommates started a team at Amherst sometime after playing with our team at Hampshire. Hampshire had the tennis bubble which was perfect for winter night play and it gathered enthusiasts from the five colleges.

Amherst's team was very competitive and the 1977 Eastern National Championship finals were held on the fields at Amherst College. 

The members of the Amherst team remain dear friends to this day. 

Best & Happy Holidays

Walter  


Walter H. White, Jr
London
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On Monday, 8 December 2025 at 12:22, skipjen2865@aol.com <skipjen2865@aol.com> wrote:
I did indeed read Walter's entire introduction.  However, I had to note that while it was extensive, it was not quite complete.  Walter had not updated his intro in quite some time.  So, he had failed to mention his recent work on the board of Lawyers Defending American Democracy


or his stint on the Hampshire College Board of Trustees where he served on the audit committee or his being the co-host for the First Obama Inauguration celebration.

He also failed to mention that during his Amherst College days, he was known for his rather prolific frisbee skills.  Indeed, he was quite frequently seen on the Quad practicing his frisbee throwing technique. Unbeknownst to me, there apparently was an informal league of frisbee football players at the time and Walter was one of the most avid participants.  However, what was rather startling about this is that Walter did not play for the Amherst College team.  No, he played on the Hampshire College team.  As he explained, Hampshire had the better players.

Please do not judge Walter too harshly.  After all, it does feel better to win.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins
Class of 1975
December 8, 2025

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