Early Years
Greer was born in Milwaukee and moved to Texas at age seven. He attended South Side High School in Jackson, Tennessee. At South Side, Greer was an all state selection in both football and track. He won seven individual state track championships.
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“Make-believe is the avenue to much of the young child’s early understanding. He sorts out impressions and tries out ideas that are foundational to his later realistic comprehension. This private world sometimes is a quiet, solitary
world. More often it is a noisy, busy, crowded place where language grows, and social skills develop, and where perseverance and attention-span expand.”
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“He sighed with relief. He had got the job. He was safe.
Putting on his gown, he prepared for the long years to come....”
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