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I was a 19 year old kid in 1968 when I met Boston Bob hitchhiking in the town of Millis, Ma. (Home of the Santos family then) I was a "crewman" on a Nascar modified. I was towing the car to Thompson Ct when I picked up Bob. After talking with Bob, I realized that I had seen him at Norwood Arena on Saturday nights. We both lived in Norwood, and over the years I would bump into him from time to time. Both around the town of Norwood, and at the races. It seems hard to believe that it was over 10 years ago that I read on Hoseheads that Bob was in the local hospital. I dropped in to say hello and chat about racing with him. Bob told me that he was being transferred to another hospital, sadly he passed away about a week later. Bob's father was a well known racer in his day. A few years ago Lew Boyd published a book on Massachusetts racetracks (Hot Cars/ Cool Drivers) and there were quite a few pictures of Bob Blair Sr. in there. RIP Boston Bob.
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