 When Duke Slater was 13 years old, he moved to Clinton, Iowa, after George became pastor of the A.M.E. church there.Fearing injury, George Slater initially forbade Duke from trying out for football at Clinton High School, believing it to be a sport played by “roughnecks.” A brokenhearted Duke went on a hunger strike for several days, and George finally acquiesced on the condition that Duke must be careful to avoid injury.As a result, Slater always took care not to complain or show signs of his football injuries.