My report of TO's camp (long) - Page 3 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

SupermanXx · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by aikemirv

So, in essence this was not a T.O. football camp but just a public appearence by T.O.

I did not realize thats all his name was on it for.

So, exactly how was he giving back to the community, did he sponsor it or something?

All the proceeds were going to his charity foundation

Cochese · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by SupermanXx

All the proceeds were going to his charity foundation

"Would you like to make a donation to the Human Fund?"

Alexander · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by JustSayNotoTO

"Would you like to make a donation to the Human Fund?"

But I do think Owens' interest in Alzheimer's is legitimate. He has been pretty loyal to the cause.

BigDFan5 · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Alexander

But I do think Owens' interest in Alzheimer's is legitimate. He has been pretty loyal to the cause.

Owens grandmother is stricken with Alzheimers, he has been giving money to the organization his entire career.

BigDFan5 · 06-09-2006

http://www.scienceblog.com/community...2/pub2915.html

Good story on TO and his support of the Alzheimers association

felix360 · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Hostile

I did a camp in El Paso one time and it was July and about 105. I ate Taco Bell for lunch. Bad, bad, bad mistake. I can relate to what you are saying here.

damn hos, u were in here in El paso and u had Taco Bell, ***, u should have gone to Chicos or LA Choza for some real mexican food, hell next time ur here give me a hollar and i'll show some real mexican food, taco bell and 105 degrees lolol not a very good idea.

Hostile · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by felix360

damn hos, u were in here in El paso and u had Taco Bell, ***, u should have gone to Chicos or LA Choza for some real mexican food, hell next time ur here give me a hollar and i'll show some real mexican food, taco bell and 105 degrees lolol not a very good idea.

Dude that was the late 1970's and the Taco Bell was down the street from Ysleta where the camp was held. I wasn't the only one who ate there, nor the only one who regretted it. For the record, I don't like Taco Bell, and wouldn't eat their food unless I had to. I was born in Las Cruces, so I know a few good places. Haven't tried those 2 though.

Nav22 · 06-09-2006

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He said he took the time to autograph them all but they were all printed sheets with a fake name, so he basically lied.

I guess I'm the only one who found this HILARIOUS!

Sounds like some crap George Costanza would try to pull.

Cochese · 06-09-2006

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Originally Posted by Nav22

I guess I'm the only one who found this HILARIOUS!

Sounds like some crap George Costanza would try to pull.

All of the merchandise TO gave away had a small red dot on it. I also heard that he got in trouble for sleeping with the cleaning lady at the facilities.

jterrell · 06-09-2006

Sounds awesome!

I grew up with Ray Crockett.

His older brother worked for my dad for a while.
He left the area(pleasant grove) and moved out to Duncanville to play football in high school but was always extremely fast and extremely small. His older brother was like 6'2" and about 230.

Nav22 · 06-09-2006

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All of the merchandise TO gave away had a small red dot on it. I also heard that he got in trouble for sleeping with the cleaning lady at the facilities.

Was that before or after purposely failing an eye test so he could get the Cowboys playbook on an audio cassette?

notherbob · 06-09-2006

If the money that goes to charity is the net proceeds, which is the gross income from the event minus the expenses of catering, etc., How much does TO actually contribute? He gets full tax deduction for the amount of the contribution without actually paying any of it out of his own money and looks like a hero. Pretty slick. Even if he matches the amount raised, he gets a deduction of twice his actual payment of his own money. Crafty to say the least. McDonald's does it all the time with those collection jars for Ronald McDonald house and other charities they collect for and get deductions for other peoples' contributions.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the practice, it's just a little misleading, that's all. The charity still gets the money, the collector gets extra credit and the CPA loves it. It's just not all it seems to be, that's all.

I'm trying to like, or at least respect TO, but it ain't easy. Granted he's an excellent receiver, but it's hard to overlook his attitude and the things he has said and done for years. I'm even trying not to make any negative posts about him, but that ain't been easy either.

I'm glad the kids got some good memories and some practical football tips to improve their game out of it and even if I wasn't in favor of it, I'm glad the kids got to go and report on their experiences and it looks like they are capable of making up their own mind about things.

I'm just hangin' back and watchin' an' waitin'. No matter what happens, this is gonna be a very interesting year.

Calicowboy · 06-09-2006

Cowboyeric good read. Thanks.

Reading the reports it sounds as if you are right on about your opinions. I expected T.O to take a larger role in his camp, and I'm sure many of the participants/ parents did as well. About the autographs, that's a stinker. I'm sure many of the kids were disappointed that it was not real, or they will be.

I am happy to hear you had a great time and got an award. Again thanks for the read!

Tanin T. · 06-10-2006

Good report but hey, mine's longer

felix360 · 06-10-2006

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Originally Posted by Hostile

Dude that was the late 1970's and the Taco Bell was down the street from Ysleta where the camp was held. I wasn't the only one who ate there, nor the only one who regretted it. For the record, I don't like Taco Bell, and wouldn't eat their food unless I had to. I was born in Las Cruces, so I know a few good places. Haven't tried those 2 though.

haha my bad, i thought u met like a few years back, hey i went to ysleta back in 96-99 and let me tell ya, that taco is no longer there, guess they got a lot of complaints. they have a dominoes and a mcdonalds across the street but most everybody goes to La Pila to get some flautas. mmmm good. you ever come down here like i said give me a hollar i'll take u to chicos best place in el paso.