It's a little out of place in Forrest Gump as it plays over one of the ping-pong scenes, but it's certainly period-appropriate. The late '60s were a rough time for Lt. Dan after he lost his legs ...

Series of highly improbable and extremely fortuitous events, involving Ping-Pong ... “simple enough for Forrest to use.” Featured in the Robert Zemeckis film Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good ... inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets ...