macwfan1957
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When MACW came to the Cumberland County Memorial Arena every other Monday night, I always went around to the side of the facility, where the wrestlers parked. My friend Tom Miller and I would yell stuff at the heels. One night, Johnny Valentine was coming out after a grueling match against Rufus Jones. A little boy, no more that six, had gotten into the fence area and asked, "Mr. Valentine, can I have your autograph?" Tom and I cringed. We just knew Valentine was going to blow the kid off. But, in the most grandfatherly voice I'd ever heard then, or since, Valentine said, "Sure, son." He signed the paper and patted him on the head. You could see Valentine was exhausted. That's when I realized these were real men with families and kids who really cared about fans. God bless the memory of Johnny Valentine.
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