Black or White Socks

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Black socks, but be sure to wear a pair of white socks underneath. My frosh basketball coach told us a story about some president's son who got blood poisoning from wearing colored socks next to his feet, which has prompted me to this day to always wear a pair of white socks inside my black socks whenever black is called for.

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

That's an urban legend. Calvin Coolidge Jr. died as a result of blood poisoning not as a result of colored socks next to his feet. Rather he died because played tennis with his brother without wearing socks...and subsequently developed a blister which became infected.

snopes.com: Death of Calvin Coolidge's Son

Consider the source.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Consider the source.

Hey, my frosh coach was right about the 1-3-1 zone which my alma mater still uses with much success today, so he must have been right about me not wearing colored socks next to our feet. You can go ahead and die of some kind of blood disorder, but not me!