It was because he'd effectively sacrificed his title eight years earlier by taking a political and moral stand in refusing to be drafted for the Vietnam War, bringing his social action to new heights.
Kwakungenxa yokuthi wanikela ngesiqu sakhe ngempumelelo eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili ngaphambilini ngokuthatha isinqumo kwezepolitiki nokuziphatha enqaba ukubuthelwa empini yeVietnam, okwenza isenzo sakhe senhlalo sibe sezingeni eliphakeme.