<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A letterman, in U.S. activities / sports, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation or performance on a varsity team . </P> <P> The term comes from the practice of awarding each such participant a cloth "letter", which is usually the school's initial or initials, for placement on a "letter sweater" or "letter jacket" intended for the display of such an award . In some instances, the sweater or jacket itself may also be awarded, especially for the initial award to a given individual . </P> <P> Today, in order to distinguish "lettermen" from other team participants, schools often establish a minimum level of participation in a team's events or a minimum level of performance in order for a letter to be awarded . </P>

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