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Short For Fanatic

There are fans…and then there are fans of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team. For example, this little nugget from “Geeks and Cleats.” “…University of Alabama football fan…

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There are fans...and then there are fans of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team. For example, this little nugget from "Geeks and Cleats."

"...University of Alabama football fan Mary Farr lost her eye in a plane crash. She graduated from Bama in the late 60's and recently got a crimson-colored artificial eyeball that says BAMA. The site quotes her as saying: “Why not? I mean if you have to have any eye, a fake eye, you might as well have one that says ‘Bama’ on it. I’m wearing it for every game this year. I’ve been through a lot of stuff. But I’m telling you I love the Crimson Tide. They are the best. It’s God, family and the Crimson Tide for me.”

I remind you that "fan" is short for "fanatic"-which includes part of the word "lunatic." ;)

Who is that "over-the-top" fan in your life?

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.