ɹˈiə ˈɛntɚd ðə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðə nˈɛkst twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz, bˌʌt hɪz ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz bɪkˌeɪm mˈoːɹ spoːɹˈædɪk fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd hiː ɛndʒˈɔɪd ˈoʊnli mˈɑːdɪst səksˈɛs.
Rea entered the championship for most of the next 20 years, but his appearances became more sporadic from the late 1970s and he enjoyed only modest success.