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<blockquote data-quote="Rambling Pride" data-source="post: 317123" data-attributes="member: 3479"><p>My maternal grandfather and his friend both started and promoted the tradition. Each Thanksgiving morning, before the game, they would load up all the players from both teams and take them over to Scottish Rite to meet the children they were playing for. It was a big boost in morale for the kids and and touching yet motivating reminder to the players as to what they were playing for. My grandfather and his friend, known affectionately as "the two Bobs" would make a point of shaking the hand of each player, thanking them and giving them a little silver football charm. A cool twist to the story - my dad played for Tech as a Freshman and got to briefly speak with and shake the hand of my grandfather, the man who would one day be his father-in-law. Unfortunately, my grandfather died before my dad had even met mom, but it was always special for her to know that her father and her husband had met and shaken hands. We have some of the programs for the 15+ years worth of games he was alive, I'll post them if I can find them. They tell more about the heart and the history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rambling Pride, post: 317123, member: 3479"] My maternal grandfather and his friend both started and promoted the tradition. Each Thanksgiving morning, before the game, they would load up all the players from both teams and take them over to Scottish Rite to meet the children they were playing for. It was a big boost in morale for the kids and and touching yet motivating reminder to the players as to what they were playing for. My grandfather and his friend, known affectionately as "the two Bobs" would make a point of shaking the hand of each player, thanking them and giving them a little silver football charm. A cool twist to the story - my dad played for Tech as a Freshman and got to briefly speak with and shake the hand of my grandfather, the man who would one day be his father-in-law. Unfortunately, my grandfather died before my dad had even met mom, but it was always special for her to know that her father and her husband had met and shaken hands. We have some of the programs for the 15+ years worth of games he was alive, I'll post them if I can find them. They tell more about the heart and the history. [/QUOTE]
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