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I Want That: Dave Butz Duck
Every now and again I'll see a sports-related tchotchke that must be mine (see: the 'Frerotte Is Fr'Real' t-shirt, see also: the Jahidi White thong). When these come into my orbit I feel a bit like the Midwestern housewife in Napoleon Dynamite who, upon hearing Uncle Rico's tupperware sales pitch complete with complimentary sailboat-in-a-bottle, stammers, "I want that" ...
I must have been 10 when a new branch of Riggs Bank opened up in my hometown. Signing autographs out in the parking lot that day for the grand opening (hooray, a new bank!) was Redskins defensive tackle Dave Butz, so I gladly hopped in the passenger side of my parents' ride just to holler at him.
Mr. Butz was sitting under a makeshift tent, which also housed the front of a long line of Skins fans. At the end was someone handing out plastic Riggs Bank footballs, one of which I still have with 65's signature on it. Afer standing in the summer sun for an eternity of waiting for that autograph, I finally entered the shade of the Butz hut and saw a glorious sight: his game-worn helmet on a table for all to touch. Rumor has it that he wore the same one for years, and it was a battle-scarred behemoth fit for a 6'7, 300-lb. Pro Bowler.
From that day forward, I've wanted to own that helmet in all its glory, but that's a bit of a pipe dream. So I suppose I'll settle for this wooden duck with Butz' engraved signature ...
Tip of the pen to Quick Slants for finding this bizarre beauty.
Previously on I Want That ...
1981 Wimbledon McEnroe Tee
Adam Morrison Bobblehead
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Jamie --
You think we order your Butz Duck and my Musberger action figure (http://www.mgmstore.com/catalog/product.xml?product_sku=RKJ PFIG20&referral_id=FRGL) on one credit card that we can get some kind of closeout discount? If so, I'll volunteer my Visa...
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You trying to explain the wooden duck to your wife would be funny enough even before you introduced the concept of Dave Butz as the justification trump card.
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Did you kow that Dave Butz' sister was my speech teacher in the third grade? Did you know I had a problem with S's?
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Dude, it's only $25. Stop talking about it and buy that thang. Mrs. Irrelevant would be so happy to have that grace your lovely townhome... then again, your dog would probably eat it within the first 15 minutes of setting it down.
4/2/07 11:10 PM