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'nother Running with the Stars story - I used to live in Austin, TX in the mid 90's. Lived in Westlake Hills which is a kind of uppercrust area of Austin. I was out running one Sunday morning through the neighborhood and came up on this guy running with two Doberman Pinschers. As I was approaching him I thought 'this guy is fricking huge!'. Anyway, I get up to him and looked over and said Morning and realized it was Earl Campbell. F***n Eh! No conversation or anything I just kept at my pace but it was pretty cool to see that guy up close. His thighs were as big as my waist. edit: That's all I got as far as famous or semi-famous people I've encountered on runs!
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You got some good hill workouts running in that area! I used to run from my house down to Zilker and run the Town Lake trail all the way down to that dam in East Austin, forget the name now. That was a helluva run. I miss Austin!
Since my dad is involved in Texas sports, my 12-year-old nephew has gotten to meet Vince Young, had his photograph taken with him, and has a couple of his autographs. The kid also knows Mack Brown and gets to talk with him often.