DH played on a softball team made up of French, Italian and Spanish literature graduate students and faculty. They called themselves the Romance Phillies (as in philology, not Phiistines, lol.) As an undergrad, DH was a Division 1 athlete at one of the best schools in the country for his sport - so he was athletic. But he was also the exception, on that team. The best part was going for beer after the game. They analyzed their inevitable loss in the various foreign languages. Nerds.