I don’t want to bog this down with personal sentiment, but like so many of you, I do have some of that in regard to Kent Tekulve.
I know of yours. I saw the massive social-media outpouring in response to Teke’s retirement announcement Tuesday. “He was overwhelmed,” says broadcast partner Rob King.
I’ve wandered over to Section 103 before games to watch Teke on set. I’ve seen people flock there, wishing him good health and wanting him to sign something. I’ve seen him pick up a crying baby and say, “I’d cry if I had to look at me, too.