This person died 2021 at age 98. He was a star athlete who lettered in football, basketball, and track. He came home from World War II in a body cast, mostly paralyzed, and spent 39 months under intense care. He was a key figure behind the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. He starred in commercials for Visa in 1997, Viagra in 1998, and for Pepsi in 2001. During the 1996 presidential election, he often lapsed into legislative lingo and referred to himself in the third person. Today’s dead celebrity is Bob Dole.
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LINKS:
New York Times Obituary for Bob Dole
Norm Macdonald’s impression of Bob Dole on SNL
Bob Dole for President 1988 commercial
Bob Dole for President 1996 commercial
Dole/Kemp ‘96 original campaign website
Bob Dole Pepsi commercial with Britney Spears
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