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Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout
my mom loves to tell the story she was at eatons in winnipeg back in the day. she ran into a black guy that was dressed very well and seemed to be catching everyones attention. she walked up to him and asked 'are you a somebody?' the man laughed and said yes, and signed something for me and my brother. i honestly forget what he signed, at the time i was quite young.. 8 or 9. turns out it was rod hill. rod hill is still one of my favourite bombers of all time. the1980's winnipeg defence is arguably the greatest in cfl history, with names like greg battle, james west, and rod hill. what great memories i had as a kid going to the games... everything seemed larger than life back then.
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So your story is embarrassing because you thought meeting a CFL player, a Winnepeg Blue Bomber at that, is a big deal right?