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Brotherhood, Sports, and the 2016 Cavs
BROTHERHOOD, SPORTS, AND THE 2016 CAVS
While some of you may know me, many of you do not. I’ve been working with the Phi Tau Executive Office staff for over a year now, and I’ve had the pleasure of writing about a lot of brothers throughout the past three editions of the Laurel and a year’s worth of news stories. To share just a bit of personal information about myself, I’ve always had two great loves in life and those are movies and sports. So, I’ll share a quote from movie I love that intersects them both: “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” For those that don’t know, that’s a line stated by Brad Pitt as he portrayed Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane in Moneyball. I’d expand that further and say, how can you not be romantic about sports?
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For much of our brotherhood sports and athletics are synonymous with the fraternity. Whether it’s pickup games during recruitment, tailgates during the college football season, or gathering together for a brotherhood Superbowl party, they create some of our greatest memories. One of the happiest moments of my life was in downtown Cleveland during game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
On June 19, 2016, surrounded by a room full of my fellow Alpha Omega brothers, I watched the Cavs snap a 52-year championship drought and complete one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. There is no one I would have rather shared that moment with.
That’s the power that sports have. The ability to inspire hope and pride; the potential to break your heart; and most importantly, the capacity to create the greatest moments of your life. Those moments are nothing without the family, friends, and brothers you share them with. I hope all of you enjoy reading this issue and commemorating the Phi Taus that help make those moments. When reading the stories of these men and their accomplishments, take the time to think back on all the great sports moments you’ve shared with your brothers and look forward to all those that have yet to come.
Go Far, DALTON LEE BALDWIN WALLACE ’11
