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Selected Items from the 4VRADVL Office Collection
The pride of my office ASU collection - Maroon and Gold, my turf collection and my model of SDS
Yeah, the turf is real - straight out of Sparky on the 50 yd line - back when I could still scale the sideline fence...
While it clearly needs dusting, this is a limited edition Rose Bowl Sparky hanging on my monitor
The framed photo of the '96 game against Cal (can't see the one from the Nebraska game on another wall)
JOHN COLES - ASU/USC Football Tickets from 1978
In 1957, at the age of 10, we had just beaten UA 47-7 to give Dan Devine a perfect season. Trying to understand just how good that was, I asked my father
if it meant that we could beat USC. He laughed and said no. Still pondering, I asked, "Do you think we'll ever even play USC?' He responded, "Not in my
lifetime." Still pondering, I said, "You know what, dad, I think that we'll play them in my lifetime and I think we're going to beat them, too!" My dad just smiled.
I had tugged on his pants leg for each question.
The first USC game in 1978 against USC was electric, to say the least; but, at age 31, I waited until the end. I then pulled my 69 year-old dad's pants leg
and said, "Hey dad, do you think we'll ever beat USC?" He responded in a surprised voice, "My God, I remember that!!!"
Thank you Dan Devine and a young assistant that my dad said would be our next coach, Frank Kush! ASU solidifies family love better than a Thanksgiving meal.
SELECTED ITEMS FROM SUNDEVILJOHN
SELECTED ITEMS FROM 96ALUM
Autographed helmet, including D Hagan and Zach Miller
Football signed by Coach Kush and Coach Erickson
The ULTIMATE Sun Devil Game Room
photos provided by JC (Sun Devil alum in Wisconsin)
(4VRADVL sez: man - I wish I had a basement and about $15K laying around!)
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