Subject:
My Brush with Greatness
Bart, I was on a connecting
flight from Pittsburg to Columbus.
<>After I thought that I had luck out an
had two seats, a late boarder approaches and asked if the seat was
taken. >
<>Looking up I recognized Gary Player,
the then famous PGA champion Golfer from South Africa.>
<>I asker him which seat he wanted and he
picked the one I had not occupied so as not to make me move.>
<>>
We
sat in silence until the Columbus, I figured he was in for the Memorial
Tournament, Jack Nickolas's
tournament in Columbus, that coming weekend. He asked me if I was from
the area and if I knew how far
it was to Lexington KY as his agent had purchased a thoroughbred race
horse for him and, time permitting,
he would like to see him.
Thinking
as a normal non-race horse owner, I began to explain a that it was
4-hour drive in a rental car.
"Lightbulb".
This guy is not only a millionaire but a pilot, whereupon I directed
him to aircraft rental hanger.
As we stood to leave he offered his hand and thanked me for being a
comfortable passenger companion.
It was at this point that I thanked him and addressed him as Mr.
Player. His eyebrows went up as if in
acknowledgement of the fact that I had recognized him and appreciation
of a quiet ride.
He
again thanked me and said "call me Gary". What a gentleman.
John in OH
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