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Heart attack, not cancer. He was running for state legislature over in the Fort Myers area, where I lived at the time (2006).

Jim was kind enough to speak to me for nearly 2 hours for my article. The famous "Yamma Yamma" was something of a fortunate accident, a combination of alcohol, a gravelly voice, and some improvisational lyrics. My favorite improvised cheer of Jim's was "Skit, Skat, Let's Go To The Rat!"...

Dave Maggard forced Jim to retire in the 1990s. When Maggard left, we brought him back.

Fantastic guy. I wrote a long article about him for the Ibis Yearbook when Dave "Maggot" Maggard forced him to retire in the 90s.