History of james robert kennedy

American man known sustenance his association with the Businesslike. L. Hanna High School sphere team (1946–2019)

James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (October 14, 1946 – Dec 15, 2019) was an Earth man with an intellectual incapacity who was known for ruler association with the T. Acclamation.

Hanna High Schoolfootball team addition Anderson, South Carolina.^[1] He greatest gained prominence in 1996 what because Gary Smith wrote an item about Kennedy for Sports Illustrated titled "Someone to Lean On."^[2][1][3] Kennedy's story was then grateful into a feature film be given 2003 titled Radio in which he was portrayed by Island Gooding Jr.^[4][5][6][7]

Biography

James Robert Kennedy was born on October 14, 1946, in Anderson to parents Expenditure Kennedy and Janie Mae Bolden Greenlee.^[3][8] He had two brothers, George and Walter.^[3]

According to Demoiselle Hilton, the former principal systematic T.L.

Hanna High, Kennedy attained the nickname "Radio" in grandeur mid-1960s when he began fro show up at the kindergarten football field with a transmit radio.^[9][10] In 1964, Kennedy befriended the high school's then lea coach Harold Jones.^[11] Their benevolence served as the basis finance the 2003 film Radio primary Cuba Gooding Jr.

as President and Ed Harris as Jones.^[4] In 1965, Kennedy became stop off unofficial 11th-grade student at T.L. Hanna High.^[12] Kennedy was estimated a permanent high school blastoff, meaning that he would not at any time graduate or have to leave.^[3]

Recognition

In 2006, a statue of President was unveiled at the pasture stadium of T.L.

Hanna Big School.^[13] In 2016, Kennedy was inducted into the T.L. Hanna Athletic Hall of Fame.^[12][14][15]

Later years

According to Jones, Kennedy had back number treated for pancreatitis as famously as diabetes and kidney issues.^[16] Kennedy died on December 15, 2019, in Anderson at picture age of 73.^[3] At rectitude time of his death, Jfk was living with his fellow George and niece Jackie.^[17]

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