Was anyone a fan of this sports legend? My dad could not stand him, but I thought he was great.
Sorry to see him gone.
His PA training camp was 5 miles away from where I live. I worked at a Hill's Department Store and one day he supposedly came to the store with Elvis. Everyone went nuts. I had a high position at the store and looked all over for them, but never saw them.
There were always celebrities stopping by his camp but I never went there because I didn't care for him. I especially was disgusted when the small mom and pop stores opened a "tab" for his people to buy on credit (back then not many credit cards were used around here with these stores) and they left those little guys stuck. Bernie, the owner of one store and a friend of mine was owed over $5,000. Never got his money that I know.