The most disfiguring self-inflicted injury sustained in a
sharp-shooting contest was sustained by Phillip ‘Panama’ O’Grady, in the
‘Jones’ Regal Annual Shoot-Off’, held in Kaiserslauten, Germany in March 1984.
After hitting a bulls-eye in the main event, O’Grady habitually blew the smoke
off of the barrel of his gun. However, this time the gun fired, blowing off the
middle of his top and bottom lips, and taking off the end of his nose. O’Grady
went on to collect Bronze in the competition, but refused to get cosmetic
surgery, insisting, “This may be my chance to become a mainstream media
celebrity. My Agent is already in talks with Thames Television about the
possibility of starring in my own Comedy-Western series.”
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| 'Panama' O'Grady, pictured in training for the Jones' Regal event in 1984. Picture by Augie Schwer. |
©2011 James Mathurin
