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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 ...
- December 15, 2019 (aged 73), Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
- James Kennedy, October 14, 1946, Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Dec 15, 2019 · James Robert Kennedy was born in Anderson on Oct. 14, 1947, a son of Bill Kennedy and Janie Mae Bolden Greenlee. He is survived by his brother, George, and several nieces and nephews, the funeral ...
- Aimee Ortiz
Dec 21, 2020 · 1:24. It's been a year since James "Radio" Kennedy died after inspiring thousands of people in Anderson and millions more who saw the Hollywood movie based on his life. In Anderson is where ...
- Investigative Reporter
Dec 16, 2019 · James Robert "Radio" Kennedy hugs T.L. Hanna teacher Vinnie Dill after he arrived at a screening of the movie "Radio," based on his life, on October 23, 2003, in Anderson, South Carolina.
- CBS News
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Dec 15, 2019 · James “Radio” Kennedy, the mentally disabled man whose importance to a South Carolina football team inspired the Hollywood movie “Radio,” died early Sunday at the age of 73, T.L. Hanna ...
Dec 21, 2019 · The funeral for Kennedy, whose life inspired the 2003 movie "Radio," was held Saturday afternoon at the Anderson Civic Center. A bouquet of yellow and white flowers, a TL Hanna football helmet and ...
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Dec 15, 2019 · ANDERSON, S.C. — James "Radio" Kennedy, a fixture on the sidelines of a South Carolina high school's football games for decades whose life inspired a Hollywood movie, died Sunday morning. He was 73.