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American man known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team (–)

James Robert "Radio" Kennedy (October 14, – December 15, ) was an American man with an intellectual disability who was known for his association with the T.

L. Hanna High Schoolfootball team in Anderson, South Carolina.^[1] He first gained prominence in 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 titled Radio in which he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.^[4][5][6][7]

Biography

James Robert Kennedy was born on October 14, , in Anderson to parents Bill Kennedy and Janie Mae Bolden Greenlee.^[3][8] He had two brothers, George and Walter.^[3]

According to Sheila Hilton, the former principal of T.L.

Hanna High, Kennedy earned the nickname "Radi