James "Radio" Kennedy
Radio Kennedy | |
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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 |
James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (October 14, 1946 – December 15, 2019) was an American man with an intellectual disability caused from a traumatic brain injury who was known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team, in Anderson, South Carolina. Kennedy first gained prominence in 1996, when Gary Smith wrote an article about him for Sports Illustrated titled "Someone to Lean On." Kennedy's story was then made into a feature film in 2003, Radio, in which he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.