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Photograph caption dated February 6, 1961 reads "Johnny Rackin, 17, a senior, has been named captain of the 1961 Black-Foxe Military Academy varsity swimming team. First freshman in prep history to be named All-American, the North Hollywood lad can become the first in the nation to hold this honor during four years of high school if he repeats this year." Black-Foxe Military Academy is in Hollywood.
Rackin, Johnny Black-Foxe Military Institute--Students Swimmers Award winners High school students Young men Awards North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs
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