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She got her “dream engagement” when she was offered a stint at Kippy’s Pier 44 in New York for as many weeks as she wanted to perform.

Adams makes for an outstanding dramatic touchstone: As the well-meaning Kippy, admiring of Darren’s athletic gifts and ever-eager for his validating friendship, the actor is a persuasive emblem of the player who puts decency first.

Manning was being inducted along with a group including Cutcliffe, now the head coach at Duke; Kara Lawson, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist who played for Pat Summitt and is now a TV analyst; Charles Davis, a four-year starter at safety and now a Fox game analyst; and Kippy Brown, a former Tennessee coach who also coached seven NFL teams.

Manning was being inducted along with a group including Cutcliffe, now the head coach at Duke; Kara Lawson, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist who played for Pat Summitt and is now a TV analyst; Charles Davis, a four-year starter at safety and now a Fox game analyst; and Kippy Brown, a former Tennessee coach who also coached seven NFL teams.

“Michelle, I think we just decided we’re going to take Jedi home,” Mr. Obama said, as the boy’s parents, Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph, looked on.