He was known for his gatecrashing exploits at Super Bowls, Oscars, Grammys and Olympics, but also for his big heart in supporting kids and causes.
That’s essentially what the San Diegan did as he greeted about 180 attendees to his “Kick the Bucket” party from the video screen in prerecorded footage.
Nearly every detail of Rich’s service on Saturday was carefully planned and orchestrated by the man himself, beginning when he was 85 — seven years before his death. On the platform of the first Super Bowl in 1967 when NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle presented the championship trophy to Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi.
Sportswriter Rick Reilly shared many of Rich’s exploits in Sports Illustrated and elsewhere, even accompanying Rich as he crashed Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 in New Orleans amid heightened security after 9/11, thus spreading Rich’s notoriety. Rich was in the public eye for finding a way into Super Bowls by concocting stories, sneaking in amid a group of football players, posing as a medic, a disabled person and even a security guard.
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