The legendary Jackie Gleason was born OTD in 1916
For Smokey and the Bandit, he modelled Sheriff Buford T. Justice on Burt Reynolds’ father, a Florida lawman, where “sumbitch” came from. Gleason mostly improvised, making this one of the greatest comedy performances of all time.
Back in 1991, then-UK coach @RealPitino brought in former Rupp's Runts great and Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley to speak before an SEC game. I was lucky enought to capture the moment for Pitino's TV show. Riley and the Runts will be honored tonight during @KentuckyMBB's game