[2] Aldrich was the Yale Bulldogs' senior team captain in 1921, and excelled as a runner and passer.
[3] He scored 86 points on the season, making him the nation's third leading scorer in 1921.
[6] After graduating from Yale in 1922, he joined the Commonwealth Fund, which donated money for medical education.
He became the Fund president in 1940, chairman in 1963, and received an award for distinguished service from the American Medical Association.
[7] His older brother, banking executive Hulbert Aldrich, succeeded him as president of the Commonwealth Fund.