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Birthdays today : Airforce Veteran Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad John" and his 1963 ABC television series, The Jimmy Dean Show, which also gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. His acting career included a supporting role as Willard Whyte in the 1971 James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever. He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, although he was formally inducted posthumously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dean
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Posted 8 y ago
He also appeared in the Daniel Boone series as one of Boones side kicks.
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LTC Thomas Tennant
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You are really dating yourself CSM....and because I watch the same show I guess my age is out of the bag.
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CSM Richard StCyr
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LTC Thomas Tennant - We bought the series on DVD and the Grand kids are hooked now.
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Posted 8 y ago
Nice guy. Met him at Lambert St. Louis Airport when I worked there as cops at the security check points. In 1980 us cop where at every checkpoint. Like it is now after 9/11
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PO2 Mark Saffell
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell It was funny. He had a HUGE belt buckle on that wouldnt get thru the metal detector.
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