One of the highlights from our vacation to San Diego was meeting Darren Sproles (#43) who is the back-up running back for the San Diego Chargers. Steve is a true COWBOYS fan, but he also watches San Diego games so that he can hear "Sproles scored a touch down." Now let me just put in here, that with tivo, Steve is able to replay these announcements over and over to make sure that each person in our family gets to hear. :) Even though his name is spelled differently, it is pronounced just like ours. Here is the process that we went through to get our picture made with him...
Day 1-- We went to the retail store and found out where the player's practice facility was located. Then we went there and met a really nice receptionist who told us that we had just missed Darren. She told us to come back the next day a little earlier.
Day 2 -- We went back to the practice place and found that Darren had not come in that day. We met another nice representative of the team that let us take pictures with the trophy case and also with a poster featuring Sproles making a great catch that were both in the lobby. At this point, we thought this was all we might get, so we were excited.
Day 3 -- We went once more to the practice field and found out from a not so nice secretary, whom was filling in for the super nice lady, that Darren was practicing, but we could not wait in the lobby for him. We could, however, wait outside in the parking lot. He also told us that Darren drove a white Chrysler...something or other...and that as long as his car was there, then we might catch him. So, outside we went to wait. We waited for 45 minutes to an hour and made friends with a guy that washes the player's cars each week. He went inside and talked to Darren and told him that there was a family visiting from Texas with the same name that would like to meet him. Not sure if he told him we were stalking him, or what, but anyway...Then the car-washer-guy came out and told us that Darren was wearing a red shirt. This helped us "pounce" on the right player. Well, as it all turned out, Darren was a very nice guy that took a picture with us. He was a little shorter than we had expected, a couple of inches shorter than my 5'9". I guess this helps him "hide" behind the big guys and then run fast in for touchdowns.
Here is a link that Steve sent me about Darren Sproles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9KxK9k6sI8&feature=related
Steve is super-excited about the fact that San Diego will be playing here in Dallas this season. Steve will be the one COWBOY fan wearing a Sproles jersey, cheering on his namesake. Luckily, the game is well into the season; hopefully, by then, Steve will have befriended those ticket holders around us well enough that they don't bludgeon him with their programs. If Steve has it his way, he will trade game tickets with those around us, so that all 4 of us can attend this game!
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