That post is too long. I have to admit, I didn't finish reading it. But I think to summarize, he's more deserving but less of a celebrity than Kim Kardashian.
True I got a little windy so I'll give you a short example of how great a hurdler RN was. In the nat'l championships today at Drake the field included the defending olympic gold medal winner and also the current world record holder in the 110 highs, and the winner won in 13.06 with a tailwind. RN 's times would still be winning today against the world's best over 30 years later.