Cubs Legend Andre Dawson Now Serving Hometown Of Miami As Funeral Home Owner
"As an athlete you're kind of used to the crowd roar, and the cheers, and this is completely the opposite. The sad, emotional side of me comes out a lot," Dawson said.
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"As an athlete you're kind of used to the crowd roar, and the cheers, and this is completely the opposite. The sad, emotional side of me comes out a lot," Dawson said.
Dawson, 65, entered the business in 2003, when he became an investor in his younger brother's funeral home.
In addition to their workouts and tennis matches, they also are doing a podcast and posting videos of their day-to-day life at the house.
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Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.
The Bulls closed the first half with a 7-0 spurt, trimming the Lakers' lead to 69-56.
Jay Vine was knocked from his bike when two large kangaroos bounced onto the road on a high speed section.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
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