Rode off into the sunset in a western hero story

[gary4books]

Man goes into the future but nobody will pay attention to him. He is picked up and his brain operated on before they realize who he is. So as a compensation he is given a virtual reality package of the old west.

 

[otistdog]

This is John D. MacDonald's short story "Spectator Sport," which was reviewed in outline here: “Spectator Sport” by John D. MacDonald.