This person died 2021, age 98. He was a star athlete who lettered in football, basketball and track. He came home from the war in Europe 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. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com for news and updates on the show. Also, enjoy our mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 20 “Notorious Dissenter” (Ruth Bader Ginsberg) and Episode 7 “Wiry Gadfly” (Ross Perot). Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for Bob Dole Famous & Gravy official website Famous & Gravy on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn 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 Viagra commercial Bob Dole Pepsi commercial with Britney Spears Norm Macdonald meets Bob Dole ‘Great Presidential Wit’ book by Bob Dole HPB.com Dead or Alive Quiz Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices