Trivia

Nearly drowned in a skydiving accident in the 50s after his parachute landed in the ocean. Bobby was rescued by some surfers. After that he started skydiving with a flotation device and became afraid of the ocean.

Bobby shared a birthday with "Sesame Street" actor Bob McGrath. Both of them were born on June 13, 1932.

In 2004 Bobby's niece Lynn Perkinson was diagnosed with PPMS after her daughter Chloe was born. Lynn lived in a nursing home for 8 years. After taking a turn for the worst in 2017 Lynn chose hospice. By that point she couldn't swallow anymore. Lynn refused to get a feeding tube and a breathing tube as they would have been long term. Lynn died on October 6, 2018. At the time of her death Lynn's lungs gave out. Lynn's husband David was with her. Lynn was 52 years old when she died. Lynn's daughter Chloe suffers from JRA and IBS.

In 1973 Bobby and Woody were featured in The Book of World Records for breaking the skydiving record. Bobby flew the entire time and Woody jumped.

Bobby is buried in Denmark, SC in Denmark Cemetery next to his parents and his sister.

Bobby skydived with John Adair, Mike Holbert, and Terry Curtis until the time of his stroke. The four of them co-starred in "Ripe" together.

Bobby's death occurred at Skydive Monroe. Skydive Monroe is located near Stone Mountain in Monroe, GA.

Bobby graduated from Clemson University in 1954 with a degree in Horticulture. After graduating from college he enrolled in the Army and fought in The Korean War. He was eventually reactivated and flew in the Air Force during the Berlin Crisis. Bobby and Woody founded Vikings of Denmark.

Prior to the stroke Bobby ran Free Fall Farms at The Barnwell Airport with his friend Woody Binnicker. Woody eventually retired from skydiving. Bobby continued to skydive until the time of his death.

Bobby was the middle child of W.C. Frierson and Mary Bowman Frierson. He's the younger brother of John Frierson and the older brother of identical twins Maggie Frierson Young and Kathy Frierson Sanders. His sister Maggie died from muscle cancer in 1991.

Bobby was the father of five children and the grandfather of five grandchildren. After his death he gained eight great grandchildren.

Bobby grew up in Abingdon, VA. Because Bobby's father was a pastor as a child his family moved all the time. As a high school student Bobby's family eventually moved to Denmark, SC. Bobby and his family have remained in South Carolina ever since.

Bobby suffered from a stroke on January 30, 2000. Prior to the stroke he had a lung clot on December 25, 1999.

After marrying his high school sweetheart Ann Utsey they had four children named Connie, Elizabeth, Vance, and Cliff. His marriage to Monika Langehans produced no children. Upon marrying Joan Latimer she and Bobby welcomed their daughter Cayce on January 28, 1987. At the time of his death Bobby was married to Joan for 24 years. Joan and Bobby were a month away from celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary when he died. Two months earlier Bobby's oldest grandchild Callie got married on July 30, 2005. Together Bobby and Ann had five grandchildren named Callie, Ethan, Isabel, Emily, and Evan. After his death Bobby and Ann became great grandparents to Josiah, Evangeline, Adele, Halle, Jude, Lilyanna, Asher, and Hazel.

On August 30, 2017 Bobby's second wife Monika Langehans died from cancer. Until his death Bobby remained friends with Ann and Monika.

In 1997 Bobby helped Cheryl Stearns break the record for making the most jumps at night. This was done at Skydive Raeford in Raeford, NC. Bobby flew Cheryl the entire time.

Four months prior to his death Bobby's niece Crystal got married on May 12, 2005. He was able to attend the wedding with Joan and Cayce. Bobby's youngest daughter Cayce served as a Bride's Maid in Crystal's wedding.

Until Cayce was born Joan and Bobby participated in running events together. They once did a triathlon together. They would often go bike riding with Bobby's late sister Maggie and her husband Robert Young. 24 years after Maggie's death Robert died from a heart infection on May 25, 2015. He'd been remarried to Susan Young for 23 years.

Bobby grew up in an Irish American family. His family was Presbyterian.

Bobby had a number of cousins and a number of nieces and nephews. His aunt Elizabeth Bowman died from a stroke in 2003 two years before him.

At the time of his marriage to Joan she was an accomplished skydiver, a runner, an equestrian, and respected nurse at Lexington Medical Center. Joan was previously a member of the skydiving club at University of South Carolina. Joan quit skydiving in 1986 prior to Cayce's birth. Today Joan works in Orangeburg, SC as a CCU nurse at The Orangeburg Regional Medical Center. Joan eventually stopped running to take care of Cayce.

On September 11, 2005 Bobby was skydiving at Skydive Monroe. The other two jumps had gone well. He was doing free fall during a three way jump with his friend Nick Alvanos. Nick was the one who encouraged Bobby to start skydiving again. Something went wrong with his parachute. The reserve handle for his parachute somehow got away from him. He couldn't grab the handle again in time to save his life. After the parachute got tangled in a tree Bobby died instantly from his chest and abdominal injuries. Bobby was 73 years old when he died. A month later on October 21, 2005 Bobby's best friend Phil Neely was killed in a car accident after being hit by a drunk driver. Phil's third wife Ann and his son Matt also died in the accident. Phil, Ann, and Matt died instantly from their injuries. Thirteen years after Bobby's death Nick died on June 25, 2018. Nick was living in Auburn, Alabama at the time of his death.

In 2004 a year before he died Bobby was arrested for disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to three days in jail. That same year Bobby received second and third degree burns after he picked up a burning log that fell out of his family's fireplace during an ice storm.

Bobby's youngest daughter Cayce was born on the one year anniversary of the day that the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

Bobby and Joan got married on October 16, 1980.