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The player I played with was Rafael Bush. He was on the Atlanta Falcons practice squad but his contract was purchased mid-season by Denver...played sparingly in regular season but then somehow got promoted and played a lot in the playoffs. I think he had 9 tackles in their last game.

Nice. Still cool to say.

Knowing what I know now, my comment about "you guys" being 4A is hilarious.

(BTW - I was referring to Robert Ayers, from Marlboro County HS / Clio, SC.)

Yeah, I had figured that. Funny connection is that Dean Boyd coached at my little ole school before he left for Marlboro. We have propelled a few other coaches into the larger schools since to be quite successful...somewhat of a coach machine.

I can't believe there's people on this board besides me who follow SC High school football! Amazing! Also, Aziz Ansari is from Bennettsville, too.

My connections to famous people:

1. Bobby Richardson signed a baseball for me when I was a kid when he was visiting Moncks Corner once. The picture of me getting the ball signed also ran in the local paper. I still have the clippings.

2. Bret Hart gave me his signature pink glasses off his head during his pre-match ritual when he was at the North Charleston Coliseum in 93 I believe.

3. Rich Peverley (now with the Boston Bruins) and I were good friends when he was playing here in Charleston. He even gave me his game worn socks to go with my game worn jersey that I had purchased about a few weeks before.

 

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I have a couple that are interesting (and far more reach-y):

- Wayne Gretzky: One of my coaches when I was growing up was a French-Canadian ex-NHL/WHAer named Claude (I believe it was St. Saveur). He played in the WHA with Gretzky.

- Terrell Suggs: My high school's cross-town rival, and I knew several people that went to/worked for Hamilton High. I watched Suggs play quite a few times. The scary thing, he played RB in high school...

- Adam Archuleta: My neighbor's best friend growing up played for the Chandler High School team that Adam Archuleta was a part of.

- Kyle VandenBosch: My wife's cousin dated LeVar Woods while they attended West Lyon HS, who was best friends with Kyle VandenBosch.

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I can link back to myself. :blink:

My last name is Cuthbert

I gave Ben Scrivens a thermos of tea before the outdoor game. (Long story)

Ben Scrivens played on the Toronto Maple Leafs with Dion Phaneuf

Dion Phaneuf is dating Elisha Cuthbert

My last name is Cuthbert

On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said:

It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire.

On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said:

Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy.

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I can't believe there's people on this board besides me who follow SC High school football! Amazing! Also, Aziz Ansari is from Bennettsville, too.

I had no idea Aziz Ansari was from Bennettsville. Would've never guessed that. But since you mentioned him...

My college roommate's brother was roommates with Aziz Ansari at NYU for about a month before his brother transferred.

BTW - where did you go to high school?

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I went to Timberland, but I claim that I went to Macedonia. Catch my drift? Macedonia closed before I got there.

My sister is gonna be going to Winthrop when she graduates, and my girlfriend's brother goes there currently.

On the topic of Aziz, I've been to Bennettsville multiple times for MC games also.

So keeping on topic, we pretty much know each other. SC is such a small state!

 

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I gave Ben Scrivens a thermos of tea before the outdoor game. (Long story)

Now you have to tell us. You can't just leave us hanging! :P

I managed to score an interview with him after practice on the Thursday, and I asked him what he was going to do to stay warm. He said that he was going to use glove warmers and that the bench was heated. I jokingly asked him if he had any

He said he "didn't even have a Thermos" The next day, i went back to practice, and brought a thermos of tea for him. The sercurity was too tight, so I waited by the bus and gave it to him when he finished practice. Hopefully when we both make it to the NHL, we'll be able to reminisce about it.

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On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said:

It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire.

On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said:

Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy.

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I went to Timberland, but I claim that I went to Macedonia. Catch my drift? Macedonia closed before I got there.

My sister is gonna be going to Winthrop when she graduates, and my girlfriend's brother goes there currently.

On the topic of Aziz, I've been to Bennettsville multiple times for MC games also.

So keeping on topic, we pretty much know each other. SC is such a small state!

One of the former football coaches where I'm at now is at Timberland this year. This just keeps getting smaller!

There's a small chance I could know your girlfriend's brother - I'm still around Winthrop a lot.

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I went to Timberland, but I claim that I went to Macedonia. Catch my drift? Macedonia closed before I got there.

My sister is gonna be going to Winthrop when she graduates, and my girlfriend's brother goes there currently.

On the topic of Aziz, I've been to Bennettsville multiple times for MC games also.

So keeping on topic, we pretty much know each other. SC is such a small state!

One of the former football coaches where I'm at now is at Timberland this year. This just keeps getting smaller!

There's a small chance I could know your girlfriend's brother - I'm still around Winthrop a lot.

Who is this mysterious Timberland coach? I live 3 miles from the school and I know just about all the coaches over there. My GF's brother. VERY Feminine gay dude (nothing against that). Weighs about 75 lbs soaking wet. Acne face, glasses. I think he was taking classes to be a Kindergarten teacher. Oh, and he has a history of mental disability (for real). Ring any bells?

 

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Known Tampa Bay Linebacker Rennie Curran since i was 5. Loved watching him as a Dawg and get drafted. Management in Tennessee didnt like the pick by Fisher... UNDERrated.

Eric Boulton, Bryan Little, Kari Lehtonen, Dan Bouchard (saw him often at stats bar downtown before or after games), Ilya Kovalchuk, Chris Thorburn, many others. My uncle worked at the rink that the Thrashers worked at and now ive been working there for awhile. Used to see alot of these guys at open and closed practices. Kari was probably the nicest of all of them. He'd sometimes try and race me down the ice as i was on the other side of the glass and even skated with me on occasion. Saw him playing at a Preds game awhile back and he recognized me. Got to go in the lockerroom after the game and hang out with him.

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Who is this mysterious Timberland coach? I live 3 miles from the school and I know just about all the coaches over there. My GF's brother. VERY Feminine gay dude (nothing against that). Weighs about 75 lbs soaking wet. Acne face, glasses. I think he was taking classes to be a Kindergarten teacher. Oh, and he has a history of mental disability (for real). Ring any bells?

Haha, can't say I know him - most people I know at WU these days are either from basketball games or Greek life.

Timberland coach (not a big fan of posting actual names) is a bigger Hispanic guy, pretty sure he'd be coaching defensive line. It's his first year there. Teaches Spanish, also coaches softball. His room was right next to mine last year.

Maybe we should retitle this spinoff CCSLC Degrees of Separation ^_^

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My first hockey coach was good friends with Marc Crawford while he was the coach of the Canucks. Crow managed to get us into an intermission mini game. I remember I butt ended this one player in the midsection and Fin (the mascot) picked me up and hauled me into the penalty box for the remainder of the 3 minute mini game.

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Just found out that one of my good buddies who I work out with, who was a pretty damn good athlete back in his day (turned down a baseball scholarship at Florida State to play football at Cal Poly) grew up with and is pretty good friends with San Francisco Giants outfielder Nate Schierholtz.

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She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.)
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If we've worked for a professional sports team, I'm guessing we can't really participate, right?

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a couple I left out last time, and a few new ones you can thank a couple of my cousins for (but not the ones related to Magic)

-for any North Dakota State fans/alums out there, I was a HS teammate of former Bison halfback Keontay Jackson, and almost blocked a gamewinning kick from Cory Vartanian, who would later kick for NDSU

-my old powerlifting coach was an acquaintance of former Saints RB Aaron Stecker, though I forget where he said he'd met him.

-one of my cousins went to high school with former Badger and current Steeler John Clay. Granted, they weren't friends, but they were there at the same time.

-I met former Penn State and Wisconsin point guard Sharif Chambliss once back when he was in high school. I was hanging around my school for a little while before I went home, and usually I'd only see the folks I see everyday. That day, however, happened to be a big track meet going on, and dude happened to use the entrance I was chillin near. And I'll tell ya one thing, I'd seen dude's face in the paper enough times to recognize him near instantly.

-another cousin has sold jewelry to Donald Driver, Jermichael Finley, Ryan Grant and several other Packers. Oddly enough, said cousin lives in Chicago and is a diehard Bears fan.

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