08/13/16 Trip to Costco finds guy bigger than dad!

Shawn Bradley and Andy Griffin at Coscto

We were walking in Costco getting ready for Bryce's homecoming after party. We came around the corner and saw this giant guy and Dad said hey there's Shawn. And I said, Shawn who?! And Dad said Shawn Bradley. And then dad said, hey Shawn...my wife just asked Shawn who?! She didn't know who you were!!!

And Shawn smiled and looked way down at me and said well she's wearing the right shirt anyway (sporting my BYU t-shirt!!!)

For anyone else that is clueless like me, wikipedia says:
Shawn Paul Bradley is an American and German retired basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. And I will add...he played at BYU and we actually took a photo with Andy and Shawn at the BYU museum a few weeks back! (see below)

Dad and Shawn talked awhile and Dad invited Shawn to broadcast with him during basketball season. They exchanged contact information and then I asked Shawn if he would mind me taking a picture of the two of them as I have never, in 27 years, EVER, seen anyone that made Andy look...small!!!

They smiled and I took the picture with my phone. Dad acted all embarrassed but I assured him he'd thank me later! I mean, seriously...this is a cool picture!!!

BYU sports museum shadow of Shawn Bradley in the background
taken in July 2016 on our family vacation to Park City.

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