Jim McKay talks about the famous clip of Slovenian skier Vinko Bogataj on ABC.

Last year, I posted about the Slovenian skier Vinko Bogataj, who appeared week after week in the opening montage of the hugely popular show ABC’s Wild World of Sports. Since then, some new and interesting things have come to light.

First, it seems that Bogataj (who is now retired and lives in Lesce) is also a painter; a rather good one, in fact. You can see some samples of his work here and here.

Second, he appeared on the pilot episode of Scrubs, playing (appropriately enough) a patient.

Third, boxing legend Muhammed Ali once asked him for his autograph.

Finally, he received a rousing standing ovation at the show’s 20th anniversary special, which you can see here:

Vinko gets an ovation.

He apparently got into a fender bender on the way to the ABC studio, prompting him to quip that “Every time I’m on ABC, I crash.”

It’s a strange world.

(Via Metafilter)