ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, dᵻspˈaɪt lˈuːzɪŋ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd pˈaʊndz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɔːɹdˈiəl, hiː bˈiːt ðɪ ˈɑːdz ænd dʒˈɑːɡd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm hɪz ɔːɹdˈiəl ænd wʌz sˈeɪvd fɔːɹ stˈʌd dˈuːɾi.
In November 1956, despite losing 300 pounds during the ordeal, he beat the odds and jogged away from his ordeal and was saved for stud duty.