Meet some famous former Boy Scouts

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Meet some famous former Boy Scouts

All of these men were Boy Scouts growing up. Now they’re famous athletes, actors, businessmen and more.

Joseph McIntosh (rear, fifth from left), of Port Huron, recalls the summer of 1929 when he served as a guide on Mackinac Island with a group of Eagle Scouts, one of whem was Gerald R. Ford (fourth from left). Fred W. Green, then governor of Michigan, is at left. (AP Wirephoto)

FILE--President Gerald Ford signs a document granting former President Richard M. Nixon "a full, free and absolute pardon" for all "offenses against the United States" during the period of his presidency in this Sept. 8, 1974 file photo in his White House office. It wasn't just first family brothers and friends calling the White House seeking presidential pardons. Rock star Don Henley, historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., veteran newscaster Walter Cronkite, Lady Bird Johnson, former Presidents Carter andFord and a long line of lawmakers also were in there pitching. (AP Photo/File)

FILE PHOTO:730904. Hank Aaron's 715th homerun on April 8, 1974.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. displays his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1964. The 35-year-old Dr. King was honored for promoting the principle of non-violence in the civil rights movement. (AP Photo)

Jimmy Buffett returns to Atlanta for another round of laid-back musical fun when he comes to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on April 25, 2019. Photo; Getty Images

Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, 'The Andy Griffith Show'.

President Clinton gestures while calling on broadcasters to give free TV time to political candidates, Tuesday March 11, 1997 during an address before the Conference on Free Television and Political Reform in Washington. Former CBS newsman and current chairman, Free TV for Straight Talk Coalition, Walter Cronkite, who introduced the president, is at left. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite)

09/16/2018 Atlanta â Dan Reynolds, lead vocalist for Imagine Dragons, performs in front of thousands as the band closes Music Midtown 2018. The two-day event also featured headliner, and Pulitzer Prize winner, Kendrick Lamar. RYON HORNE/RHORNE@AJC.COM

980327 - Atlanta, Georgia - Chicago Bulls guard, Michael Jordan (25) looks into the lane in second quarter at the Georgia Dome on Friday March 27,1998. (AJC Staff Photo/W. A. Bridges, Jr.)

Actor Jack Black celebrates a basket by the Los Angeles Lakers as they played the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 113-100. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Branford Marsalis with his band Buckshot Le Fongue perform at the Roxy in Atlanta

FILE - In undated photo provided by NASA shows Neil Armstrong. The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he has died at age 82. A statement from the family says he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. It doesn't say where he died. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. He radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. In all, 12 Americans walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972. (AP Photo/NASA)

President Bush gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 in Washington. Brushing aside bipartisan criticism in Congress, Bush said Monday he approved spying on suspected terrorists without court orders because it was "a necessary part of my job to protect" Americans from attack. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

** FILE ** In this August 1972 file photo, United States' Mark Spitz at the Olympic Pool in Munich, West Germany. Michael Phelps, also of the U.S., beat Milorad Cavic, of Serbia, to the wall to win the 100-meter butterfly Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, tying Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics. (AP Photo,file)

Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," poses against an antique fire truck at his private garage of classic cars in Burbank, Calif., Monday, May 21, 2007. Leno is marking his 15th year as host of the show on Friday.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Atlanta Hawksâ Tahjere McCall, right, swipes the ball from New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart (3) as center Alex Len (25) also defends during the second half of an exhibition basketball game, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Atlanta. The Pelicans won 133-109. (Special/John Amis)

Jon Bon Jovi (pictured) and the rest of Bon Jovi played a sold-out show at Philips Arena on April 20, 2018 as part of the second leg of their "This House is Not for Sale" tour. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

090814 Atlanta - Phillies center fielder # 8 Shane Victorino hits the wall again as he retires Braves # 18 Garret Anderson during 6th inning action at Turner Field in Atlanta, Friday, August 14, 2009. Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JUNE 22-23--FILE--Bruce Jenner flies through the air during the long jump portion of his gold medal performance in the decathlon at the Summer Olympics in Montreal in July 1976 (AP Photo/file)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 15: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been processed using digital filters.) Honoree Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Award For Courage onstage during The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Chicago White Sox's Albert Belle watches his third-inning single sail into the outfield against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tuesday, July 28, 1998, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Frank Polich).

** FILE ** Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corporation, USA, speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 23, 2004. Gates tops the Forbes Magazine list of the world's billionaires. (AP Photo/ Keystone, Alessandro della Valle)

Atlanta Hawks center Jon Koncak reacts after being called for a foul during the second half against the Houston Rockets Tuesday Dec 27 1994 in Houston The Rockets beat the Hawks 105 93 AP Photo David J Phillip

Sam Nunn campaigns for the U.S. Senate in north Georgia. 1972

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda. 1980s

Harrison Ford in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Guion Bluford, Jr., the first black American astronaut, popses for an official portrait in 1982.. He made history on August 30, 1983, when he was aboard the eighth space shuttle Challenger flight. (AP Photo)

071110 Durham,NC: Georgia Tech coach raises his fist and sings the Georgia Tech fight song withGeorgia Tech wide receiver Correy Earls after defeating Duke 41 to 24 in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday, November 10,2007. PHOTO BY JOHNNY CRAWFORD

FILE--Former Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan delivers a pitch in Arlington, Texas, Aug. 4, 1993. The Houston Astros announced Thursday, Aug. 15, 1996, they will retire Ryan's No. 34, making him the first player in major league history to have his number retired by three teams. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE--James Stewart is shown in a scene from the 1939 film 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'. Hollywood columnist Army Archerd reported the actor died Wednesday, July 2, 1997 at his home in Beverly Hills, Ca. He was 89. Frank Capra, who directed ``Mr. Smith'' and ``It's a Wonderful Life,'' once said that even better than a great performance was ``a level of no acting at all, when the actor disappears and a real live person appears on the screen, a person the audience cares about immediately.'' Stewart was one of the few to reach that level, Capra said. (AP Photo/File)

** FILE **The cast of the 1970s sitcom 'Three's Company' , from left, Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Suzanne Sommers, pose together in this undated photo. Ritter died of a heart problem Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, after falling ill on the set of his ABC sitcom, his publicist and longtime assistant said. He was 54. (AP Photo/File)

"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
The Nelson family -- (from left) Ricky, David, Harriet and Ozzie --- were a television staple in the 1950s and '60s.

FILE--Actor John Wayne as the Ringo Kid is shown in this photo from John Ford's 1939 film, 'Stagecoach'. A flap in Pinal County in Arizona over renaming a road John Wayne Parkway apparently was fought in the wrong forum. The state has the final say on renaming its roads, and it's taking over this road, whatever its name may be. The county's decision to rename Maricopa Road after Wayne, who once owned a ranch along it, prompted an outcry from some American Indians because it crosses the Gila River Indian Reservation. They didn't want a thoroughfare on their land named after an actor famous for playing Indian-fighters. (AP Photo/HO)

President John F. Kennedy tells a national radio and television audience on Nov. 2, 1962, that the Soviet missile bases on Cuba 'are being destroyed.' AP

Richard Roundtree says Shaft, the tough-as-nails movie private eye he played in the 70s, 'is someone I have not been able to get away from for 25 years.' He now stars in the new ABC series 'Buddies' as a bigoted father who disapproves of his son's white best friend. Illustrates TV-ROUNDTREE (category e), by Greg Braxton ©1996, Los Angeles Times. Moved Wednesday, March 13.
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Wal-Mart founder, Sam Walton

Director Steven Spielberg. Photos: epk.tv

FILE -- Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke, second from left, holds onto the Super Bowl trophy and game ball after the Redskins beat Miami in Super Bowl XVII in Pasadena, Ca., Jan. 31, 1983. Others in the photo are Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann, left, running back John Riggins, second from right, and coach Joe Gibbs. (AP Photo/File)

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young confers with coach Steve Mariucci along the sidelines during the third quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at 3Com Stadium in San Francisco Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, MAY 2-5 **John Tesh poses in New York, March 15, 2002. The 49-year-old Tesh follows a devout Christian lifestyle with his wife of 10 years, actress Connie Selleca, and their 8-year-old daughter. He expresses his beliefs on his new disc, 'A Deeper Faith,' the most overtly Christian record of the dozens he's released. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)

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Joseph McIntosh (rear, fifth from left), of Port Huron, recalls the summer of 1929 when he served as a guide on Mackinac Island with a group of Eagle Scouts, one of whem was Gerald R. Ford (fourth from left). Fred W. Green, then governor of Michigan, is at left. (AP Wirephoto)

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