The entertainment world has been left with an unfillable void with the passing of legendary comedian Bob Newhart at age 94. Those of us from the Chicago area forever will be grateful for the fact that despite all of his success, he never forgot his roots, perhaps most evidenced by the fact that one of his sitcoms was set there. He greatly will be missed.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newhart was a virtual guest on Conan O’Brien’s program. While talking about football, he relayed a humorous anecdote about playing the sport and why Notre Dame opted not to offer him a scholarship:
Whether or not that actually happened doesn’t take away from the fact that Newhart seemed to be a very easy person to talk to and had a pleasant demeanor. It’s admirable that he kept this up despite achieving more than most people do. Let’s honor him by emulating this as best we can.
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