Ronald and Nancy Reagan

Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry won the Commander in Chief’s Trophy 15 times from1983 to 2002, which meant he met with every president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush. For most of Fisher’s time as AFA coach, winning the Commander’s Trophy was expected, almost a given.

That’s changed. This week on the blog, we’re honoring Air Force’s first victory in the Commander in Chief’s Trophy sweepstakes since 2002. We honor this accomplishment by turning the blog over to Fisher, who will talk about the many trips he took with his Air Force Falcons to the White House.

Today, he talks about Ronald Reagan.

“He was very congenial, smiling, laughing and seemed to be very happy we were there and proud of what our young people had accomplished,” DeBerry said. “Very sociable, just the real deal.  Very, very gracious you know. I was impressed with his stature and with him as a man.”

TOMORROW: George H.W. Bush

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