I'm sure there's a Gators only section in heaven. After all it is heaven. There, at this very moment, Dwayne and Norm Sloan are having a merry discussion over the merits of the full court press.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Sandy Alonso <sandyalons...@gmail.com> wrote: > I ran into him a couple of times, since I was at UF then; I worked at the > bookstore in the Hub and was manning a book buy-back station when he came up > to try to get some cash for his books. When I informed him that one of his > paperbacks was essentially worthless, he leaned down (and that says a lot, > since I was sitting on high stool behind a raised counter) and showed me the > front cover where he'd signed his name (the "S" in "Schintzius" was a dollar > sign). He said that it was worth at least 10 times the cover price just for > the autograph. I laughed, told him to try another bookstore and stop > complaining, because I knew he got his books for free in the first place as > part of his scholarship. > > The other time I'd encountered him was also at the bookstore, when he came in > to get his books for the semester. The scholarship counter was in the back > of the textbook section, and the textbook section had a bit of a dropped > ceiling. We had never seen anyone have to duck to walk back to the > scholarship counter, but Dwayne did. It was policy that we were not allowed > to "pester" any of the athletes when they came to the scholarship counter > (otherwise Emmitt Smith would have spent half an afternoon taking pictures > and signing autographs for the employees), but apparently Schintizius was the > exception. Next thing we knew, a member of the bookstore management asked > him to stand next to this one incredibly short lady (about 4' 7") who worked > at the Hub so we could get a comparison, and the manager snapped a picture. > Schintzius was pretty good-natured about the whole thing. > > I know he had a bad reputation for being a bit of a jerk, and even though one > could see he was a bit arrogant, I found him amusing. I could see where > stupid comments like, "How's the weather up there?" would get on your nerves > after awhile and make one a bit surly. > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:11 PM, John Bowers <jbowe...@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > Very sad news, indeed. > > > > Dwayne had a star-crossed life, it's probably not easy being 7'2". > > > > He's among friends tonight, where school loyalty knows no bounds. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
