President Joe Biden speaks to the Class of 2024 during commencement exercises at West Point on May 25, 2024, in West Point, New York. The West Point graduation is held at Michie Stadium and includes roughly 1,000 cadets graduating and commissioning into the Army as second lieutenants. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Staubach, a Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer, played his first game for Navy in 1962. Bellino, the first Naval Academy player to win the Heisman Trophy, played his last game in January 1961.
Biden played for the high school team at Archmere Academy in Claymont, graduating in 1961. In his senior year of high school, he was a successful wide receiver, scoring 10 touchdowns in eight games. The team went undefeated that year, Yahoo Sports reported in 2021.
Biden attended the University of Delaware and graduated in 1965, reportedly playing briefly on the 1961 freshman team but did not finish the season.
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RNC Research, an X account operated by the Republican National Committee's rapid response team, called Biden's claim questionable.
"He has repeated this lie many times before and there is still no record any of it ever happened," the RNC posted.
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Biden's speech at West Point marked the second time the president has participated in the military academy's graduation ceremony. He previously delivered the 2016 commencement address as vice president.
Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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