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representin the acc! (opera voice)
| Quote : | "Dewey Corn is my new hero. Previously, I had aspirations towards Ernest Hemingway, or even just Shane Bacon, but finding out about Corn, a North Carolina State fan and High Point, N.C. native, has changed all that.
You see, Dewey has been an N.C. State fan for a very long time. This is awesome because he's seen the good times. But man, oh, man has he seen some bad. But, hey, that's just what happens when you're 85 years old and closing in on 400 consecutive football games attended.
In November of 1975, he went to an N.C. State football contest and just happened to attend the next 60 consecutive games. He then decided to see how long he could keep it up.
Thirty-three years later, Corn has attended 389 consecutive games of his alma mater -- a statistic that includes away contests and bowls.
"It just worked out that I was able to attend the games," Corn said.
And it's even crazier than just a Cal Ripken-like Iron Man style; Corn has had some pretty "fortunate" timing even with respect to family deaths. Both his late brother and mother-in-law, upon their unfortunate passing, had funerals that were scheduled on bye weeks or open dates for the Wolfpack.
Add in the fact that he makes a weekly drive from High Point to Raleigh (it may be close on a map, but trust me, it's a pretty trying hour and a half) and his age, and I think it's pretty obvious that Sports Illustrated has dropped the ball two years in a row with their Sportsman of the Year Award.
So, in lieu of official recognition, I salute you, Dewey, with a hearty (albeit unnecessary at work) two-handed wolf motion thingie for making High Point and the Wolfpack proud all these years." |
haha, found the opera... WORST fucking sports music idea ever. I thought it was a joke
[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM. Reason : d] 12/5/2008 12:45:27 AM
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