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CaptainCrunch · 07-26-2017, 02:43 PM

It wasn't as much a blackmail story as a lost bet story.

Back before CFLHorsemen, the site was GoStampsgo.com, Ted Hellard was still the owner and president and took a bunch of us for drinks.

He was bragging about this Stamps draft pick named Henry Bekkering who was a dominant basketball player at the U of C back in 2008. the Stamps looked at his size, speed and athletic ability and wanted to make him a football player.

So Hellard was boasting that he would outlast all of the other draft picks in the 2008 draft and made a bet that if he was wrong he'd buy the board membership dinner and a drink, and we took him up on it.

Bekkering came to camp and decided that his heart wasn't in it and after 4 days of rookie camp retired so Ted was on the hook. He continued that tradition until about 2010 when he stepped down (he also came on our podcast after he resigned).

From there the incoming Presidents kept up the tradition of picking one game night and inviting the members of our board out for Pizza and Drinks and a Q+A. Lyle Bauer, Gordon Norrie and now Huff.

Its a great tradition and we love the fact that its unique for a fan website to get that kind of access.

Lyle Bauer was awesome by the way, one of our guests is a Rider fan and Lyle almost jumped over the table and put him in a head lock.

07-26-2017, 02:43 PM	#78
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	It wasn't as much a blackmail story as a lost bet story. Back before CFLHorsemen, the site was GoStampsgo.com, Ted Hellard was still the owner and president and took a bunch of us for drinks. He was bragging about this Stamps draft pick named Henry Bekkering who was a dominant basketball player at the U of C back in 2008. the Stamps looked at his size, speed and athletic ability and wanted to make him a football player. So Hellard was boasting that he would outlast all of the other draft picks in the 2008 draft and made a bet that if he was wrong he'd buy the board membership dinner and a drink, and we took him up on it. Bekkering came to camp and decided that his heart wasn't in it and after 4 days of rookie camp retired so Ted was on the hook. He continued that tradition until about 2010 when he stepped down (he also came on our podcast after he resigned). From there the incoming Presidents kept up the tradition of picking one game night and inviting the members of our board out for Pizza and Drinks and a Q+A. Lyle Bauer, Gordon Norrie and now Huff. Its a great tradition and we love the fact that its unique for a fan website to get that kind of access. Lyle Bauer was awesome by the way, one of our guests is a Rider fan and Lyle almost jumped over the table and put him in a head lock. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!