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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Jack Gets His First Look At Cameron Indoor Stadium



One word says it all - this is the "House They Build For Jack"

Imagine Robin and Drew's feelings as they show their son Duke University for the first time. It seems like yesterday that they met there. Fast forward 10 years - and they now are both doctors. They have been through a lot together - and now they are taking their son back to see their roots.

You can't say "Duke" without following it with "Basketball." Duke is presently the NCAA National Champion and Coach K is the king of the basketball world. And it all starts here.

Jack's great grandfather and namesake won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1948 in London - playing - you guessed it - basketball. Drew and Keith played on a championship basketball team at Tamaqua High School. Uncle Travis is going to Duke and he is 6-5. So there is lots of hope for Jack.

One of my "bucket list" days was spent at Duke. Campus was abuzz - the Devils just won a big game - Robin gave me her dorm room for the night. The Dukies built a giant bonfire just outside the window. All night long the students celebrated while I snored away. I have no idea where Robin spent the night.

Jack in the Cameron Crazy bleachers

Robin and Jack hunting for tickets

He's so little now

Maybe someday we will all dance on the Devil in Cameron. The Devil with the Blue Dress on.


Convocation at the Duke Cathedral

Running through the tunnel to Coach K Court

This is Coach K's chair

The Duke Logo


Sitting with the Alumni

Double Dribble

After game press conference

The Duke Practice Gym - Coach K insisted to getting this or he was going to the Lakers

Outside Daddy's dorm room

No dunking