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. 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 High... James "Radio" Kennedy, known as a bright light in Anderson, South Carolina, died Sunday at the age of 73, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reports.
James "Radio" Kennedy, known as a bright light in Anderson, South Carolina, died Sunday at the age of 73, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reports. They learned he was 18-year-old James Robert Kennedy, nicknamed “Radio” because of his obsession with radios. In today’s terms, he was born with an intellectual disability, and was unable to learn how to read or write, and could barely speak. J ames Robert “Radio” Kennedy, a beloved fixture of South Carolina high school football whose life served as inspiration for the 2003 film “Radio,” passed away Sunday. He was 73 years old. James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, a familiar face at T.L. Hanna high school, passed away at 73 on December 15 after a health battle with ongoing diabetes, kidney issues, and pancreatitis. James "Radio" Kennedy, the man with an intellectual disability who inspired the award-winning movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr., has died at 73 years old.
J ames Robert “Radio” Kennedy, a beloved fixture of South Carolina high school football whose life served as inspiration for the 2003 film “Radio,” passed away Sunday. He was 73 years old. James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, a familiar face at T.L. Hanna high school, passed away at 73 on December 15 after a health battle with ongoing diabetes, kidney issues, and pancreatitis. James "Radio" Kennedy, the man with an intellectual disability who inspired the award-winning movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr., has died at 73 years old. James “Radio” Kennedy, the South Carolina high school football mainstay whose story inspired the 2003 film Radio, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., has died at age 73. T.L. Hanna.