Jack Webb Trivia

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Was a huge baseball fan, and chose badge number 714 for Sgt. Friday because it was the number of home runs Babe Ruth hit.
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At the height of "Dragnet's" popularity, people would actually call the LAPD wanting to speak to Webb's character, Sgt. Joe Friday. The Department eventually came up with a stock answer to the large volume of calls: "Sorry, it's Joe's day off."
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Was a close friend of "Star Trek" (1966) creator Gene Roddenberry.
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Had just over 6,000 jazz albums in his private collection.
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Was buried with full honors befitting an LAPD detective, including a 17-gun salute.
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Performed charity work related to widows and orphans of police officers killed in duty.
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Webb's father was Jewish and his mother was Irish-Indian. (imdb.com)

He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 6728 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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