You may not recognize the name or the man, but it is likely you have seen his image.
Dion Rich @ Super Bowl XII 1978.jpgI saw him in New Orleans for the first Super Bowl after 9/11. The security was manic. Triple fencing. Armored vehicles. National Guardsmen.
“No way you sneak into this one,” I said.
“Watch me.”
I did. It took him six minutes.
There are plenty of good gate-crashers, but what made Dion the greatest was what he could pull off inside. At Super Bowl XII, he somehow finagled his way onto the Denver Broncos’ team bus from their hotel straight into the stadium. As the game clock expired, he and Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry marched together triumphantly onto the field. Some of the players wanted to hoist Landry onto their shoulders, so Dion took the right leg. It’s a classic Super Bowl photo. Dion is the only one looking at the camera.
He has gate crashed many events including the Oscars. He had his picture taken with many celebrities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-appreciation/
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