I'm not sure just how slow life must have gotten for him --but I laughed to myself when the announcer said who it was...
the majority of the crowd didn't react at all --no one knew who he was.
I can't say that I'd know who he was meetin face to face.....but I sure remember watchin him do the flyin dismounts and knew his name.
Another one I'd been wonderin about is Dave Appleton (man he was a cutie back then). So I googled him...he's commentator at Lone Star Park announcing horse races now.