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Mangesh Hattikudur
8 Things you might not believe about Bob Barker
by Mangesh Hattikudur - November 1, 2006 - 11:18 AM

bobbarker.jpgSince news of Bob Barker’s retirement has no doubt sent the world into a state of shock, I decided to cull some “facts” about the legendary Price Is Right game show host from wikipedia. I haven’t had time to double check this, but apparently the Internet has him down for living a pretty incredible life.

  1. He attended Drury College in Missouri on a basketball scholarship.
  2. He served in the Navy as a fighter pilot.
  3. He graduated summa cum laude in economics?!
  4. As an animal rights activist, he stopped The Price is Right from giving out fur coats as prizes (and has forbidden the airing of past shows that included them).
  5. In 1987, Bob was one of the first game show hosts to let his hair go grey, leading the way for Monty Hall and Alex Trebek.
  6. At 83, Barker has the record for being the oldest man to ever host a game show, and the oldest man to have hosted a weekday television program.
  7. He has appeared on Futurama, Family Guy and The Bold and the Beautiful.
  8. He trained and earned a black belt with Chuck Norris, and practiced martial arts daily?
  9. He’s been on television now for 50 years!

Click here to read the entire entry at Wikipedia.

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Comments (6)

  1. Damn

    posted by Toby on 11-9-2006 at 2:47 am

  2. The really tough guys are the ones you would never suspect.

    posted by Joe on 11-9-2006 at 2:13 pm

  3. Can’t you people count, you titled the page “8 Things you might not believe about Bob Barker” and then listed 9 things.

    But about Bob all I can say is “Way to go!” I hope to be that healthy when I’m part of the older generation.

    posted by Rachel Harris on 11-9-2006 at 3:18 pm

  4. All I wanna say is I don’t wanna know one thing about Bob Barker, let alone eight.

    posted by dkdarley on 11-9-2006 at 5:32 pm

  5. Thanks for this! I love Bob. He helped through my pregnancy. Watching the show helped get my mind off how sick I was. After my son was born, he actually recognized Bob’s voice. Now, the show is one of the best ways to calm my son when he’s unhappy!

    posted by Reba on 11-10-2006 at 9:53 am

  6. Bob will be hard to replace on The Price is Right!

    posted by Kate on 11-12-2006 at 1:19 pm

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