I thought that woman loved to ague...LOL! I remember the Sportatorium way back in the day! Man was that a fun place! I also read on the Von Erichs home page that one son/nephew was trying to join in wrestling as well.
Pittsburgh fan, 9, takes Witten to school
12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By EMILY FOX / The Dallas Morning News
efox@dallasnews.com
Jason Witten is 0-2 in finding a Cowboys fan as part of the NFL's Take a Player to School program. This year's local contest winner is 9-year-old Trent Beamer – a Steelers fan whose bedroom is decorated in Pittsburgh black and gold.
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Contest winner Trent Beamer jumps a rope spun by Cowboy Jason Witten as part of the NFL's Take a Player to School program promoting 60 minutes of exercise a day.
Last year's winner, Shane Wells, was a Denver Broncos fan.
But according to Brian Beamer, Trent's dad, Witten was a good sport about the competition.
"Today we're definitely Cowboys fans," Beamer said.
Witten picked up the fourth-grader and his family in a limo Tuesday and took them to Akin Elementary School in Wylie ISD. The Cowboys tight end was welcomed by screaming students and teachers chanting "Cowboys! Cowboys!"
Weaving around the fans shaking sparkling blue pompoms, Witten went straight up the middle of the crowd in the school cafeteria to speak about good health as part of the NFL Play 60 campaign. The program encourages youths to exercise at least an hour a day.
He answered questions about life as an NFL player. Then he helped present a $2,000 check from the J.C. Penney Afterschool Fund to the school's physical education program. The NFL also donated fitness equipment to the school.
Trent said he originally read about the contest in Boys' Life, the official magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. On Tuesday, he woke up, no alarms required, at 5:30 a.m. to get ready for school.
"I wish we could have a Dallas Cowboy come over every morning," joked Jan Beamer, Trent's mother.
Trent was outside on the front lawn by 7:15 a.m., although the limo wasn't scheduled to arrive until just before 8. He was a bundle of excitement, his mother said. He couldn't hold still and instead ran up and down the street until Witten arrived, she said.
"He was jumping up and down when I got there," Witten said. "It was a great welcome."
After the school assembly, Witten joined Trent's class in some fitness activities.
After trying to jump rope – and finding the kid-size ropes a tad small for his 6-foot-3 frame – Witten tossed footballs back and forth with students and taught them how to hold the ball while running. He autographed footballs for two girls who finished a running and jumping circuit with the fastest times.
Trent even challenged the pro football player to an impromptu race. He came in first and did an excited victory leap as he crossed the finish line with Witten just a leg behind.
By the end of the morning's events, though, it was Witten who'd won – a new fan for the Cowboys.
When asked whether he was still a Steelers fan, Trent, wearing a Cowboys jersey with Witten's No. 82, said not any more.
Pittsburgh fan, 9, takes Witten to school
12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By EMILY FOX / The Dallas Morning News
efox@dallasnews.com
Jason Witten is 0-2 in finding a Cowboys fan as part of the...(more)
As I watched last nights game...It was a great game against the Steelers! I know the Cowboys are going to have a toe to toe game! So let's see if we can now have 5 straight wins!
I do know what it's like to hurt your knee in a sports injury! I had to go to rehab for hours in a day! I have had a re-injury and had surgery to repair a knee! I have had my son in re-hadb for injuries caused by another player. So don't sit here and assume you know me. I don't care if it is pee-wee, little leauge, high school, collage or what ever the case may be! It was uncalled for and he was thrown out of the game! BTW...I am not a fan who willwear a painted face of my team on my face! I don't wish to be like you I am me!I do know what it's like to hurt your knee in a sports injury! I had to go to rehab for hours in a day! I have had a re-injury and had surgery to repair a knee! I have had my son in re-hadb for injuries caused by another player. So don't sit...(more)
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It's one thing to fight but when your already on the ground...a blow to the face was un called for. Why couldn't he do it face to face! Get real!First of all...I am Not a dude! Encourage them to fight...Please! they kicked kids off the team for fighting and they have kicked my son off his football team for fighting!
It's one thing to fight but when your already on the ground...a blow to the face was un called for. Why couldn't he do it face to face! Get real!First of all...I am Not a dude! Encourage them to fight...Please! they kicked kids off the team for fighting and they have kicked my son off his football team for fighting!
It's one thing to fight but when your already on the...(more)