For some reason I can no longer recall I had an assignment to work in the office of the football coach at John Adams High School (I am open to all recollections from others).
I was doing menial tasks such as stocking shelves and filing paperwork. One day I happened upon a metal cabinet, the door slightly ajar. No one was around so I decided to explore inside. In the cabinet I found football jerseys, hats, and assorted tee shirts. I figured I would paruse the items for a while, see if anything peaked my interest. Then lo and behold, THE tee shirt. The Holy Grail of tee shirts.
The JOHN ADAMS 300 CLUB tee shirt. Normally if they are not stolen (hehe) the only path to obtaining one was to be able to bench press 300 pounds. If you look at the photo above you may realize that was unlikely for me at the time. However Buddy coveted these tee shirts. He dreamed of one day benching 300 just to be able to have one of these.
Well since I was alone and there were a few in the cabinet I figured I may as well accelerate his entry into the club. He was, and I know this for a fact, forever grateful. He LOVED that tee shirt.
(special hat tip to Mr Harris Freidus )
Nearly forgot. Buddy bench pressed 300 pounds in 1980. I followed by benching 300 in 1982.
We thought we were such effin badasses!
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