John du Pont

thumb|John du Pont (front left) during his time at the University of Pennsylvania John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American philanthropist, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, and a convicted murderer. He had been a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, sports enthusiast, and self-styled wrestling coach. He died in prison while serving a sentence of 30 years for the murder of Dave Schultz. Quote I had the opportunity to fish as a kid, I just follow through with it. I'm not the best fisherman in the world, but I have a lot more fun than a lot of my other fishing friends in this world, who think they're supposedly experts. Sometimes the fish cooperate, sometimes they don't. 1988 interview External links Category:1938 births Category:2010 deaths Category:People from Philadelphia Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:Philanthropists from the United States Category:Murderers Category:Prisoners Category:Ornithologists Category:Wrestlers