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For the past 25 years, David Scheuermann has had an uncashed $2 win ticket on Affirmed in the Belmont Stakes. On that day in 1978, Affirmed paid $3.20 to win when he captured the Triple Crown.
In the '78 Belmont, Affirmed beat his rival Alydar by a neck to become the 11th and most recent Triple Crown winner. Affirmed beat Alydar by 11/2 lengths in the Kentucky Derby and by a nose in the Preakness. Scheuermann, who sells bowling supplies on the Internet, said he's not really a horse racing fan but "more of a Triple Crown fan."
He played for Southampton High so long ago that the Bay Rivers District didn't even exist. But he's still in the NFL, and he owns a Super Bowl ring. Baltimore Ravens defensive end Riddick Parker, 31, is on his fifth NFL team, and that doesn't even count his stint with NFL Europe's Rhein Fire. He was an all-state lineman in 1989 for Division 3 runner-up Southampton, which then played in the Peanut District. He was a solid four-year letterman at North Carolina and signed with San Diego in 1995. He was with the New England Patriots when they won the Super Bowl in 2001.
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Imagine cashing a $2 win ticket on a Triple Crown winner at odds of more than 11,000-to-1. That's exactly what a New Orleans man hopes to do.
For the past 25 years, David Scheuermann has had an uncashed $2 win ticket on Affirmed in the Belmont Stakes. On that day in 1978, Affirmed paid $3.20 to win when he captured the Triple Crown.
The starting bid on eBay for Scheuermann's souvenir from a day at the races is $25,000.
"It's been in my wallet for 25 years," he said. "I've been pulling it out and showing it to people. I just decided I could use the money for my business and I thought I'd toss it out there. I don't know how many of them are out there. But it's been a long time."
In the '78 Belmont, Affirmed beat his rival Alydar by a neck to become the 11th and most recent Triple Crown winner. Affirmed beat Alydar by 11/2 lengths in the Kentucky Derby and by a nose in the Preakness. Scheuermann, who sells bowling supplies on the Internet, said he's not really a horse racing fan but "more of a Triple Crown fan."
He wound up at Belmont Park for the big day on a whim. A 23-year- old Navy pilot at the time, he flew his private plane to Atlantic City to see the casinos open in 1978, then decided to fly to New York "because it looked like Affirmed had a good chance of winning the Triple Crown."
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Insert your own punchline here : _______________________.
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STAR TRACK
He played for Southampton High so long ago that the Bay Rivers District didn't even exist. But he's still in the NFL, and he owns a Super Bowl ring. Baltimore Ravens defensive end Riddick Parker, 31, is on his fifth NFL team, and that doesn't even count his stint with NFL Europe's Rhein Fire. He was an all-state lineman in 1989 for Division 3 runner-up Southampton, which then played in the Peanut District. He was a solid four-year letterman at North Carolina and signed with San Diego in 1995. He was with the New England Patriots when they won the Super Bowl in 2001.
Photo (b&w) by The Associated Press; Caption: This ticket paid only $3.20 after the 1978 Belmont Stakes, but now is being sold on eBay for more than $25,000. Funny what 25 years in a wallet does to things. Mugs (b&w) Dennis Rodman and Riddick Parker
Copyright Chicago Tribune Co. Dec 23, 2003