Military personnel in uniform are required to salute when they meet and recognize persons entitled (by grade) to a salute except when it is inappropriate or impractical (in public conveyances such as planes and buses, in public places such as inside theaters, or when driving a vehicle).
One notable player, Shawn Kemp, enrolled in college but never played any games due to personal problems. In 1989, a year after his high school graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played 14 seasons in the NBA and was selected to 6 All-Star Games and 3 All-NBA Teams.
In fact, the first overall draft pick of the first ever NFL draft never even played an NFL game. Jay Berwanger played halfback at the University of Chicago and not only was the first overall pick in the 1936 NFL draft, he was the first player to ever win the Heisman Trophy.he First Defensive Player (1966). In the early years of the NFL, it was much more common to see players play on both sides of the football. But the NFL didnât have its first solely defensive first overall pick in the draft until 1966.