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Old Jan 01, 2007, 10:35 PM
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<font color="blue">As some of you know I am an Ambassador with the Orange Bowl Committee (and also the SuperBowl XLI Committee..)

Today, after the Coaches Luncheon, I was helping those who had won team helmets put them into the keep sake boxes... when one of the helmets from the tables was returned, unclaimed. I squirrelled it away out of sight, though someone offered me plenty of money for it.

After a bit of time, a large...I mean FOOTBALL PLAYER large gentleman asked me for the helmet... to which I told him I was not authorized to give it out. He was quite nice, dropped his name and I remained firm but nice also.

After another bit of time, he returned with another gentleman... Some "guy" with a nametag of Albert Dotson... President. He asked me to give the helmet to the other gentleman, also giving me his name (I promptly forgot it again, though he is a "famous" football player.) I jokingly told Mr Dotson that my name is....xxxx and if I get into trouble for this, I will be calling him. He laughed and then informed me that, I am the President of the Orange Bowl Committee and IF I get into trouble, HE is the one they will call!!!" We shook hands and I gave the man the helmet.

Volunteering with brain fog can have it's moments.
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