In the take-yourself-too-seriously world of college football, our team could always count on Nick Rafko to keep things in perspective with his fun-loving presence. Nick could light up a room with his goofy grin. Whether it was his impeccable impersonations of coaches or actor Bill Murray, his impromptu dances, or his slick observations of particular locker smells, Nick made it fun to be on the team. I remember him doing a hip-hop dance after an interception in practice that had even our no-nonsense coaches laughing—only Rafko could do this. Nick had an interesting background. His sister was Kai Lani Rafko, a former Miss America. It was richly ironic that Nick, who didn’t seem to own a razor or hairbrush, would have a beauty queen for a sister. Nick owned a practice jersey that reportedly hadn’t been washed all season as some sort of demented experiment. Kai Lani would be interviewed at nearly every game by some network reporter. Nick would re-enact these predictable exchanges with uncanny impersonations of both his sister and the brown-nosing reporters. nobedofroses.net/ex.htm
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 03:07:26 +0000
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