He used to visit orphanages and donate to the kids... all under the radar.
Class act. He was a pilot as well as a race car driver
“”He was a pilot as well as a race car driver””
One of the things he wanted to do when he returned home from cancer treatment in Mexico was to fly his plane one more time. It was at Santa Paula, CA airport and someone took him there. He was able to climb onto the wing of the Stearman (as I remember from reading about it) but was not able to get into the cockpit and asked someone to help him down. He never flew again.