KINGSTON, Ont. — Framed pictures, posters, plaques and vintage helmets adorn the walls of equipment manager Jeff Mellor's office at Queen's University. His work space is just as crammed.
KINGSTON, Ont. — Framed pictures, posters, plaques and vintage helmets adorn the walls of equipment manager Jeff Mellor's office at Queen's University.
"I kind of hope that we don't lose too many and at the end of the game I can take one for myself," he said."I'm a great hoarder of history." "I'm pretty busy but it's a lot of fun," he said Friday."I'd rather be in the game. But for a second choice, this isn't too bad. I get to meet equipment managers from other teams and bounce ideas off of them and learn some things from them too."Once they're out of their boxes and plastic wrap, Mellor uses a towel to rub the panels on the ball's surface so it's less slippery. Each pigskin also gets the brush treatment.
"It's a much better game for the quarterbacks when they have balls that are broken in, with a good grip, and they're comfortable with them," he said.
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