Peggy Fleming

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Figure skater Peggy Fleming was rewarded for her gold medal at the 1968 Olympics by getting to visit Joe Namath’s short-lived talk show the following year, enduring the host’s fu manchu and bell-bottoms and Paul Anka’s attempts at singing. Namath was actually a capable interviewer and conducted more natural and engaging conversations than the large majority of today’s late-night hosts. Dick Schapp plays the affable sidekick.

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