Just one Billy

Billy Graham was 99 years old when he died on February 21, so his days in the spotlight were decades ago. Some people today may wonder why so much attention has been given to this old man's passing. The answer is that many alive today heard him in person, and beyond actual memory there is his global reputation.

His meetings saw phenomenal numbers of people responding to God. It got the attention of media, entertainment, almost everybody. Just for fun, here's a link to the tv show "What's My Line" featuring Graham in 1960. The audience and tv personalities knew very well who he was.

Son Franklin said at the funeral last Friday that there were not two Billy Grahams. The Billy Graham of the big stadiums, and later on tv, was the same Billy Graham they saw at home.

Here is Billy in California, 1985: