Gunzlingr
05-09-2003, 08:42 AM
Even if no one believed he's humble, Shaun Alexander would show them. Which brings us to the dichotomy of his having a TV show but doing comic bits in which no one recognizes him.
The Florence native and Seattle Seahawks running back, star of a weekly, half-hour show last fall on Fox Sports Northwest, posed as an IHOP employee in one episode. He waited on customers seated at tables with placards picturing him in his Seahawks uniform, and only a couple of customers caught on.
In another skit - this one staged - Alexander and Seahawks long snapper Jean-Philippe Darche went to a mall and had shoppers mob Darche for autographs. Then Alexander offered his signature as well but was rudely turned down.
Keep in mind, these were Alexander's ideas
more (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/05/09/spt_alexander09.html)
The Florence native and Seattle Seahawks running back, star of a weekly, half-hour show last fall on Fox Sports Northwest, posed as an IHOP employee in one episode. He waited on customers seated at tables with placards picturing him in his Seahawks uniform, and only a couple of customers caught on.
In another skit - this one staged - Alexander and Seahawks long snapper Jean-Philippe Darche went to a mall and had shoppers mob Darche for autographs. Then Alexander offered his signature as well but was rudely turned down.
Keep in mind, these were Alexander's ideas
more (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/05/09/spt_alexander09.html)