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wrmsruoo curiomcuz . Wednesday. October 2. 2013 - 27 Meeting Of a young lifetime I 5 much as i love starting my day with he'd like to meet a (soon-to-be) Hall-ofâ€" his biggest little new-found fan and his fam- Amorning newspaper in hand, it's Farrier in person, no oneâ€" not even his par- ily to the August induction ceremony as a sometimes a challenge to remain ents - expected the little kid from Canada special guest. upbeat after reading the headlines. to respond by shxlng with Culp and his wife Given how incredibly special an event So when a story that warms your heart Collette more 3:11 about Curley’s career like this is in the life of a professional athlete. and puts a smile on your face comes along. than the gentle ”remembered himself. Culp’s gesture of kindness is moving to say you learn to embrace it. when l visited the York family home the leash This is that kind of story and it begins recently. Evan regaled me with details of in a radio interview from the sidelines of with a six-year-old boy from Waterloo. Culp's career effortlessly the Hall-of~ Fame game in August, Culp . When 8.], and Kristi York asked their son "Curley was an AFL all-star for one year talked about Evan to a national audience. 4 Evan when: he'd like to go for a March Break and made the Pro Bowl five times He was “It was great for me to have an opportu- family trip in the spring of 2012. they weren‘t also Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 1975 nity to do that for him and his family. He really surprised that the Pro Football Hall of ,withtheHouston Ollera' really touched my heart and I wanted to Fame in Canton, Ohio was his immediate , Inlmoatmrmbledupthestairsm he con- make sure that he had an opportunity to { choice. After all, the then-lit student at tinned to dazzle me with data. gridiron- come and participate in theactivitiea at the Nonhlake Woods Public School. was already style, leading me on a tour through the Pro Football Muff-me." E a huge fan of the NFL home that no women." mm That weekend Bun became the proud What did surprise the Yorks, however. was a“. F: I.“ 'Grrley phyed Detroit ns new owner of an autographed Kansas City that when Evan was asked the same ques- azalrgfigfin Cantonmghg.“ Pro ll butthltwastmlyforhialaatflveprnea' Chiefs helmet, got to meet Curley’s old i [ion a year later, his answer remained ' Al I picked up my notepad (which had teammates (Willie Lanier. Bobby Bell and ' unchanged. so for the second year in a row, erally jump for joy when Culp‘s name was fallen out of my hands for some man), I Evin Bethea) and became part of a very cool the York familyy including younger brother announced as one of the inductees for the though I'd m meat the future Men-a Hall 81017. ‘ Jordan, packed [he family car and made a class of 2013. of Fame member with some trivia from my Upuntil now, I only remembered Super ; mum trek to the epicentre of {00er fan. As fate would have it. Evan owned a set of favourite team so i asked him if he could Bowl W as the one in which the Kansas City dom in Northern Ohio. vintage Super Bowl cards which he had name the 'Fearsome Foursome" defensive Chiefs upset the favoured Minnesota 7 Unbeknownst to the Yorks. a favourite studied religiously, Among his personal lineoftheold Rams. Vikings old-time player or Evan's named Curley Culp favourites was a certain Pro Bowl defensive Well. before could say‘Rosey Grier.” But now, thanks to a little boy from was also touring the Hall that day and the tackle who toiled for the Kansas City Chiefs young Mr. York ttled off all four names Waterloo and his Hall of Fame friend, I‘ll two of them were about to cross paths at the and Houston Oilers decades before he was including the o e I often forget. Lamar remember it for something more. intersection of Serendipity and Fame. born. Lundy. °°° What makes this chance encounter even i think you can guess the name. Evan's detai 2d knowledge of Culp's more surreal is that less man we months But when an employee approached Evan career as well < his former teammates Brian Totzkeison Roebuckand nutter: earlier. a}. and Kristi had watched Evan in. in Canton’s famous "bust room" and asked if impinged - - l0 much that he invited OSMMGuy a .- Region of Waterloo ; PUBLIC NOTICE Walcfrloo Home or none m - - - - - EVENT Region ofVIatarlooBuildngCodaoflluBy-law RegionalMunlcrpalrtyolWatermisconatdemgtheadootionofafodeofUmBy-lawmatwouldoovemme ,. ' l ll I l ' l . 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