Over a Barrel
Or
Barrel Salesmen Everywhere Mourn...
(Props to Terry Walsh)
Tim McKernan, whose pursuit of shrunken testicles earned him a place in the football Hall of Fame, has died of lung failure at the age of 69. After making a $10 bet with his brother about whether he could get on TV if he attended a Broncos game wearing an orange barrel with suspenders, he wore his barrel to all but 4 home games in the next 30 years (and inspired a recurring joke on Ed.) In 2006, he represented Broncos fans in a display at the Hall of Fame, and in 2007 he took off his barrel for good, hopefully with something underneath, at an on-field celebration at Invesco Field.
Barrel Salesmen Everywhere Mourn...
(Props to Terry Walsh)
Tim McKernan, whose pursuit of shrunken testicles earned him a place in the football Hall of Fame, has died of lung failure at the age of 69. After making a $10 bet with his brother about whether he could get on TV if he attended a Broncos game wearing an orange barrel with suspenders, he wore his barrel to all but 4 home games in the next 30 years (and inspired a recurring joke on Ed.) In 2006, he represented Broncos fans in a display at the Hall of Fame, and in 2007 he took off his barrel for good, hopefully with something underneath, at an on-field celebration at Invesco Field.
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