Ronald Reagan saved 77 people from drowning (as a lifeguard)
President Reagan reigned as an actor and president way before Baywatch was a thing. It turns out that the former president could have easily grabbed a role in the famous TV show.
Before he even pursued an acting career, Reagan worked six summers as a lifeguard in Lowell Park in Dixon, working on the treacherous Rock River. According to newspaper reports of the time and later research, he saved 77 people from drowning.
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