Appropriately, they called him "Walkin' Lawton," after he crisscrossed the state of Florida on foot during a Senate campaign. Now, just as appropriately, they call him "mulch."
Lawton Chiles was never played in a game.
He closed The Gong Show for years with his crazy, wiggly-footed dancing. Now that, my friends, is a celebrity.
(d) March 13th, 2015