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...George Plimpton...
...George Plimpton Celebrity Challenge Cup Harness Race held recently at the Pompano Harness Track in Pompano Beach, Fla., was just such an event. There was a fruit pudding of celebrities: George Plimpton, the author and New York City bon vivant; George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees' Teutonic owner; Ken Stabler, the former Oakland Raider quarterback; Steve Mizerak, the world champion pool player; Kim Bokamper, the mammoth Miami Dolphin football star; and Oleg Cassini, the aristocratic little Italian fashion designer. Each one of them put on colorful racing silks designed by Cassini and then climbed into harness sulkies. They guided their...
...party in New York until 4 a.m.," he said. "I'm not very good company." When he was told that the New York Times reported he had been at that party along with Raquel Welch and Catherine Deneuve, Plimpton perked up. "Really!" he said. "Mahvolous! I never saw them...
Aging gracefully is not a characteristic often associated with Steinbrenner, nor is deference. He practiced daily at the track, while the other celebrities pursued their usual interests. Plimpton arrived in Florida only hours before Thursday's afternoon press conference. He sat at the bar -- a tall, gangly man, who resembles a preppy, perpetually disoriented tropical bird -- and nursed a gin and tonic while moaning that he had had only a few hours sleep...
...Plimpton meant to be funny, of course, but the medical and exercise experts on the advisory Body Worry committee didn't laugh when they saw the results of Remar's screening physical. Turned out that he had mild heart disease; his lungs and liver were also impaired, probably from heavy smoking and drinking. Remar's muscle odyssey suddenly expanded into a serious quest for health. He'd already stopped his three packs a day. In January 1986, he began his new regimen by quitting the booze. For the first three months, he and his personal trainer weighed and recorded every...