EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — In medical school and throughout his career as a neonatologist, William Cashore often was asked to proofread others’ work. Little did they know he was a spelling champion, with a trophy at home to prove it. “They knew that I had a very good sense of words and that I could spell correctly,” he said.
Oldest living National Spelling Bee champion reflects on his win 70 years later