Jennings Randolph - Life Outside of Congress

Life Outside of Congress

• Randolph's early career is recounted in Napoleon Hill's classic self-help book, Think and Grow Rich. Hill gave the commencement address at Randolph's graduation from Salem College; Randolph was deeply moved and inspired by the address. Later, when Randolph was elected to Congress, he wrote to Hill, urging him to turn the speech into a printed book. The text of the letter appears in the book.
• Randolph married Mary Katherine Babb on February 18, 1933. She died of cancer in March 10, 1981, and the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University is named for her.
• Randolph died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1998. He was interred at Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, West Virginia.
• Randolph wrote a book along with James A. Bell called "Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen... : A Practical Guide to Public Speaking," which was published in 1939.
• Randolph's son, Jay Randolph, is a longtime television sportscaster for NBC, and KSDK for Cardinals' games in St. Louis.
• His grandson, Jay Randolph Jr., is the lead anchor of the PGA Tour Network on XM Satellite Radio, and hosts a sports talk show on St. Louis radio station KFNS.
• Jennings Randolph Lake is named in his honor. The Jennings Randolph Bridge that carries U.S. Route 30 across the Ohio River between Chester, West Virginia, and East Liverpool, Ohio, is also named for him.
• Randolph was de facto chairman of Agri-Energy Roundtable (AER), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) accredited by the United Nations, and led U.S. delegations to seven AER annual conferences in Geneva, Switzerland (1981–1987).