A n kiin Gaassk d G noolld Arrn A Man for All Seasons The year was 1921. In Germany Adolf Hitler was being elected “The Furher” of the Nazi Party. In Stockholm Einstein was receiving a Nobel Prize. In Pittsburgh fans were listening to their first radio broadcast ever of a baseball game (Philadelphia vs. their Pirates). And in New York City Linda and Arnold C. Gaskin Sr. were celebrating the birth of Arnold C. Jr. An only child Arnold grew up during the roaring twenties in Manhattan’s melting pot while Dad practiced medicine. By the time Arnold finished grade school the stock market had “crashed” and the resulting great depression had begun to dampen employment. Arnold was a quiet but a competitive young man as he entered Luzinger High School in New York. He participated in basketball, hockey, football and swimming. He was virtually a young man for all seasons. The swimming was to prove a fortunate choice.
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