THE STUPIDITY SPORTS HAVE BECOME - Patch Adams (leg.port)

[This is an excerpt from Brazilian TV Cultura's talk show 'Roda Viva' aired on april 9, 2007 - in English subtitled in Portuguese]

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945, in Washington, D.C.) is an American physician, social activist, citizen diplomat, clown and author. He founded the 'Gesundheit Institute' in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people.
He is currently based in Urbana, Illinois. In collaboration with the institute, Adams promotes an alternative health care model, not funded by insurance policies.