Maxson:
head to toe 49er
By Michael Bower
On-line Forty-Niner
Seventeen
hundred lucky fans received a President
Maxson bobblehead at the 49ers basketball
game Wednesday night. Some fans even waited
in line to get Maxson’s signature on their
bobblehead before the game.
“President Maxson is so supportive in all
of our athletics,” Executive Assistant to
the President, Armando Contreras said. “I
think it’s our way to thank him for that.”
President Maxson was happily taking photos
and signing autographs for the fans and
students of CSULB before the game. The fans
poured in and rushed to the marketing table
to retrieve their bobbleheads.
“At first I thought that it wasn’t a good
idea, but its fun. Everyone is enjoying
it, I’m enjoying it,” Maxson said.
Maxson joked about the bobblehead appearance,
“I think it’s cute,” he said while laughing.
“They could have made me more handsome though.
I’m just joking, they did a good job.”
Fans received a scratcher when entering
The Pyramid, which revealed if they had
won a bobblehead or a two for one coupon
to next Thursday’s basketball game against
Cal State Fullerton. CSULB students were
jumping with excitement when it was revealed
they had won a bobblehead.
“Man, it’s excellent,” student Marlon Daniel
said. “I’m really excited right now. President
Maxson has always been so cool with the
students.”
Lots of students admitted they only showed
up because of the bobbleheads.
“I used to come to the games but my schedule
conflicts this year,” student Brandon Hefley
said. “I just showed up for the bobblehead.
Now I have to go to class.”
“I think it’s awesome,” student Brenden
Toda said. “It’s what I came to the game
for.”
Most of the fans agreed that the bobblehead
doesn’t exactly look like Maxson, but that
it did display the right clothes. One student
liked the pose that Maxson was in.
“I do like the finger pointing,” Erin Molter
said. “It says Go Beach.”
Students said they are going to take the
bobblehead and place it in their dorm rooms
for everyone to see. Other students said
they are going to leave it in the box as
a memory of their college days.
Maxson has been a huge fan of sports at
CSULB and said that he and his wife enjoy
all the sporting events.
“We try not to miss any home games in all
the sports,” Maxson said.
Maxson received a jacket from the United
Parcel Service at halftime and a huge ovation
from the crowd. UPS helped by splitting
some of the costs for the production of
the doll, which took place in Asia.
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