The long time astronaut,one of three who circled the Moon 10 times during Christmas in 1968,has passed.
The vehicle,Apollo 8,carried Borman and his fellow astronauts,Jim Lovell and Bill Anders,as they offered live commentary to what the world was seeing.
A few weeks later they were at Super Bowl III,reading the Pledge of Allegiance before Al Hirt played the National Anthem.
That sight led Jets' radio announcer Merle Harmon to speculate the astronauts' planning of their itinerary :"When we get back from the Moon,we'll go to the football game.When we get back from the Moon..............."
The vehicle,Apollo 8,carried Borman and his fellow astronauts,Jim Lovell and Bill Anders,as they offered live commentary to what the world was seeing.
A few weeks later they were at Super Bowl III,reading the Pledge of Allegiance before Al Hirt played the National Anthem.
That sight led Jets' radio announcer Merle Harmon to speculate the astronauts' planning of their itinerary :"When we get back from the Moon,we'll go to the football game.When we get back from the Moon..............."