RIP Fess Parker

[Bigkahuna]

Only fella that I can recall who could Grin a bear to death. Rest in peace Fess.

[kennethrmc]

Even with a college minor in history, when I hear the words "Davy Crockett" the theme song plays in my mind and I see Fess Parker's face. He presented a positive role model to millions of children and that is a wonderful legacy to leave the world with.

[Macman]

Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Old Yeller, and later on, Hell is for Heroes, are what I remember. I had a Davy Crockett coonskin hat when I was little, too. Fess Parker, thank you.

[KiltedKnome]

Sigh....so many of the childhood icons are passing away.

[macwilkin]

Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Old Yeller, and later on, Hell is for Heroes, are what I remember. I had a Davy Crockett coonskin hat when I was little, too. Fess Parker, thank you.

And James Andrews of The Great Locomotive Chase.

T.

[Kiltman]

RIP. My coonskin had is off out of respect for him

[Tartan Hiker]

...as is mine.

[SteveB]

Had the coonskin hat as a child. It always equaled Fess Parker to us. As wee lass and lad, my sister and I had the habit of leaving our Davy Crocket hats almost anywhere in the house. Mother would aleays be grabbing them by the tail to return them to our toy box until we got a Maine Coon cat with a matching tail..... The rest is family history.

Slainte

[WClarkB]

My image of authentic manhood is somehow bound up with visions of a man with a rifle and a coonskin hat; a terse and knowledgeable answer and a slow smile.

I am the less for his passing

[Sir William]

He was one of the reasons that muzzle loading, historical reenacting, and buckskining developed.

When I was a kid, I had the coonskin cap and "Davy Crockett" toy rifle. When I got older I started shooting muzzleloaders, got into reenacting and buckskinning, hobbies I still pursue. I know a lot of others of my generation who did much the same - all because of Fess Parker. He will be missed.