those lessons in the locker room, assisted by a host of other players. He was rated one of the top recruits in the state.
âItâs my pleasure to meet you,â said the governor. âI understand youâre having a good season. You know weâd love to have you at the University of Texas. Keep up the good work and stay healthy.â
âThank you, sir,â answered Williams. âIâve been in contact with UT, but I ainât sure where Iâm going yet. I just want to help us win another state championship.â
Then the governor asked about the presence of Teddy âBig Bearâ Hamilton. âI want to meet him,â said the governor, âand remind him UT is thinking of him, too.â
âHe told me heâd be a little late,â said the coach. âHe had some business to take care of.â This is where Elvis came in.
Elvis knew he could not get the potion to Big Bear in the locker room, so he arranged a meeting with a âsports agentâ to discuss some payments to play for certain colleges. Elvis told Big Bear the agent would meet him under the football bleachers at 11:45 a.m. The agent was actually a member of Elvisâ band posing for fun as the agent for the prank.
Elvis met the pair under the bleachers about Noon. Elvis was wearing a Frankenstein mask so he couldnât be identified. He walked up from behind and told Bear to get back to the football office but say nothing of the meeting or he could get declared ineligible for the rest of the year, or even in college. âYou canât say anything,â Frankenstein told him. âCoach, your parents, anybody. Got it?â
âYes, sure do. This meeting never happened.â With that Frankenstein sprayed Bear in the face with the formula, telling him it would cool him off. Frankenstein then left, taking the route that would allow minimal exposure. He hid the mask in his pants after he was out of sight of the pair.
Frankensteinâs monster, Big Bear, walked into the locker room, and the coach immediately called him over and together both started walking towards the governor.
âGovernor, this is Big Bear Hamilton.â he offered. âOne of our best of all time.â
âMy pleasure. Can I call you Big Bear?â asked the governor. âCoach tells me you are the main man on defense.â
âThanks, but weâre a team,â answered Big Bear. âMr. Governor you look hot in that suit. You are a real hottie. You are pretty buff. Iâd love to see you in the showers. You interested in taking a walk on theâ¦.
âEr, excuse Big Bear,â Coach Welsh blurted in. âQuit joking around.â
âNo, Iâm not joking,â countered Bear, sliding his body so it could rub into the governorâs side. âWhy do you think I like those big pile ups on the football field? It gives me a chance to show my other side,â winking at the governor and pinching the policitianâs butt.
âSorry, governor,â the coach said. âHeâs not reallyâ¦â
The governor stunned by the action and conversation pulled away from the group and said, âExcuse me, I want to look at some of your trophies and talk to some of the other players. Big Bear keep UT in mind.â
The coach grabbed Big Bear and said, âBB I donât know whatâs wrong with you, but man you canât act like that. You got to behave. Now go in the back and donât let me see you anymore during this visit.â
Winston didnât see the interchanges between the governor and Big Bear and the coach and Big Bear as the principal was circulating among the players. However, Coach Welsh came over to Winston and let him know what had happened.
âLetâs just hope the governor thinks he was goofing off,â he told the principal. âFor now I told him to go in the back and stay out of here. I told two players not to let him out from