Though hailed the world over as "The King of the Trumpet," it's less widely known that in his home town of New Orleans, he was called "that fat, boring guy."

Name
Al Hirt
Birthday
November 7, 1922
Age
76
Died on
Tuesday, April 27th, 1999
Famous
Confirmed
Tuesday, April 27th, 1999
Al Hirt
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Brother to Hall Of Fame inductee Phil Niekro, Joe put together a lengthy and successful career of his own by perfecting a knuckleball and learning how to cheat.

(d) October 27th, 2006