Jabrayan richburg (Football, Minnesota State University, Mankato) grew up in Olympia. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Jabrayan richburg’s, in full.
The question
Tell a story about a moment when your hometown came together or achieved something that made you proud.
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Jabrayan richburg’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
One moment that I'm really proud of from my town, Olympia, Washington, was we had a big football game. It was called the Spaghetti Bowl. It was versus our rivalry. We weren't in the same conference, but it was still a rivalry. It was like an old rivalry. And every time this game would come about, people would be talking about it, waiting for the next year, months on end, just about the Spaghetti Bowl. And when I tell you the stands were packed out, people along the fences, it didn't matter if it was rainy, cold, things were knocking over, people were going to show up to the Spaghetti Bowl. And it was like one of the biggest matchups that people wanted to see. And looking back at it now, those moments show me that people connect in many ways. And honestly, it's memories on end that I'm pretty sure everyone in the stands will remember. And I know I still remember until this day and the greater Olympia community will remember. And growing up in Olympia, it's really taught me the importance of community and showing up for the people around you. And that's really just something that I will always carry with me.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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