James "Radio" Kennedy
American man known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team (1946–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (October 14, 1946 – December 15, 2019) was an American man with an intellectual disability who was known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team in Anderson, South Carolina.[1] He first gained prominence in 1996 when Gary Smith wrote an article about Kennedy for Sports Illustrated titled "Someone to Lean On."[2][1][3] Kennedy's story was then made into a feature film in 2003 titled Radio in which he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.[4][5][6][7]
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Born | James Robert Kennedy October 14, 1946 Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | December 15, 2019 (aged 73) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
Known for | Association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team; Subject of Radio |
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