Posted by 49er Oracle on 10/29/2009, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Mark O'Meara mentions Long Beach State on sports radio"
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Can't blame Mark at all. I'd probably have done the same thing he's done over the years, out of be leery where the money would truly go to.
I just hope we no longer directly ask celebs for money, like that one fool did to Steve Martin in 1988, and instead cultivate those relationships.
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: Oh man, that is a radioactive question
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: Used too...
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: As I've heard the story (many sources)..
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: he gave a bunch for golf to go to Hawaii
: tourney annually...
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: but that money got diverted by a former AD
: from golf to cover short term dept/football
: costs...
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: he later found out and went nuts.
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: Toxic relationship since, but for a few
: things based on personal friendship with
: Livy... I think he has some PGA money sent
: to be used of KPE golf program... not
: directly with team (I think)
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: The former AD is long long ago... obviously
: since we still had football then and for
: years after...
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: Thanks Hank....I enjoyed the interview. I
: wonder whether Mark has supported our golf
: program over the years. Maybe Livy would
: be willing to comment.
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