Bears Fan To Change Name To Peyton Manning
He says he doesn't want to do it, but a die-hard Bears fan is changing his name to Peyton Manning.
Scott Wiese had told friends that if his beloved team didn't win the Super Bowl, he'd take the name of the Indianapolis Colts quarterback.
He even signed a petition in front of 200 people last week at Decatur's Katz Piano Bar saying that he'd do it.
After the Colts defeated the Bears 29-to-17 on Sunday, Wiese started the process.
"A bunch of friends and I were talking one night before the game, and there was a little alcohol involved," Wiese told the Herald-Review newspaper. "I made the bet, and now I've got to keep it. I chose Manning because, well, he is kind of the face of the Colts franchise."
The 26-year-old Forsyth, Illinois, man trudged to the Macon County Courts Facility yesterday and filed the paperwork. The change still has to be approved by a judge.
Wiese says he really cares about the team and that his sacrifice represents the true passion of Bears fans.
Of course, Wiese will never be mistaken for the multimillionaire 6-foot-5-inch, 230-pound Super Bowl MVP quarterback. At 5-feet-11-inches, Wiese, who works at a local Staples store, admitted to the newspaper that his 190-pound body is "not muscle."
He remains unsure how long he will keep Manning's name, and was asked if it will take a Bears Super Bowl win — Chicago last won the big game in 1986 — to reverse the name change. "I mean, well, it may be another 21 years," he told the newspaper.
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Scott Wiese had told friends that if his beloved team didn't win the Super Bowl, he'd take the name of the Indianapolis Colts quarterback.
He even signed a petition in front of 200 people last week at Decatur's Katz Piano Bar saying that he'd do it.
After the Colts defeated the Bears 29-to-17 on Sunday, Wiese started the process.
"A bunch of friends and I were talking one night before the game, and there was a little alcohol involved," Wiese told the Herald-Review newspaper. "I made the bet, and now I've got to keep it. I chose Manning because, well, he is kind of the face of the Colts franchise."
The 26-year-old Forsyth, Illinois, man trudged to the Macon County Courts Facility yesterday and filed the paperwork. The change still has to be approved by a judge.
Wiese says he really cares about the team and that his sacrifice represents the true passion of Bears fans.
Of course, Wiese will never be mistaken for the multimillionaire 6-foot-5-inch, 230-pound Super Bowl MVP quarterback. At 5-feet-11-inches, Wiese, who works at a local Staples store, admitted to the newspaper that his 190-pound body is "not muscle."
He remains unsure how long he will keep Manning's name, and was asked if it will take a Bears Super Bowl win — Chicago last won the big game in 1986 — to reverse the name change. "I mean, well, it may be another 21 years," he told the newspaper.
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WAY TO GO COLTS.
Scott Wiese is a hilarious person and a great friend and he's loyal to his friends even more than he is to his beloved sports teams.
The story is slipping in 2 aspects.
1. He had zero alcohol in his system when he thought up this idea, reported it to his friends, or decided he's definitely going to do it because he believed in his team.
The night the story refers to in a bar, was when this all started to pick up steam. He had the paperwork with him and he was asked to sign the paperwork in person as he delivered motivation to Bears fans.
Quit knocking Scotty. You people don't know him. If you don't want to hear or see his story. Don't read it. He didn't call and ask for this. He was just playing on it around home (and our home is the ORIGINAL home of the Bears ... the Decatur Staleys).
Scotty (or soon to be Peyton) we're proud of you.
A. lee