The Love We Knew

In April 1961, the bottom fell out for high school football hero John Gammino and his girlfriend, Pat. The seventeen-year-olds had fallen in love in the 1950s and ‘60s amid the thrill of spin-the-bottle, dance parties, and undefeated seasons. But with the stunning news of a teen pregnancy, everything changed. The young couple faced the anguish and trauma of separation and a forced adoption Sixty years later, Gammino looks back on the loss and reveals what happened to the couple and their baby.

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