At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Roger Eldredge, a Delta gate agent, sought to deflect blame in explaining to passengers that Flight 486 to La Guardia would be leaving at 4:20 p.m. rather than 3:40 p.m.
But Dad has always been a man of goals, and he had a clear goal to reach 80 years and make the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, where Roger Maris, Phil Jackson and other state luminaries reside.