The article in the Pantagraph read:
"The speaker at [the Red Cross'] next April’s Evening of the Stars gala, an event that in 15 years has become the most popular fundraiser in town in a town loaded down with fundraisers?
Hint: Look for someone other than an athlete.
Four of the last seven “Stars” speakers have found fame by handling a ball of some kind (or, in the case of TV’s Bob Costas, interviewing those whom have handled a ball).
Word is, the committee would like to find someone famous from some other profession for 2009. They'd also like to find someone who will speak for less than $50Gs."
My response:
If "non-athletes" are the goal, what about these prime candidates?
1. Kobayashi. The hot dog eating champ would be a team nutritionist's nightmare. He speaks English, but why bother? Have him recreate his famous competition versus a giant bear. You could even buy top-line brand name dogs and buns for well within $50K, and you know that no one would be able to look away.
2. Ralph Nader. He's 75 next year, and he lost the '04 presidential election by 60 million votes, so he's a sure bet not to be an athlete or coach by then. And if he clears his '09 calendar for a White House job, he might just have lots of time on his hands which would keep the price down.
3. Sylvester Stallone. He's only a pretend athlete, right? Rocky's eloquence should come at an attractive discount, or he could just box [ISU football coach] Denver Johnson. And who could possibly be better associated with blood?
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