a good man won the classic by Dan O’Sullivan

a good man won 
the classic
by Dan O’Sullivan

T H E C L A S S IC

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BY DAN O’SULLIVAN

Photo by B.A.S.S. - Seigo Saito

a good man won

I

can’t take credit for the title of this column, I

have to give B.A.S.S. photographer extraor-

dinaire James Overstreet credit for that one.

But, I have to admit in stealing his Facebook post as a title for my piece is that J.O. was exactly

right. Randy Howell is a good man, he has a won-

derful family and I’m happy for them in winning the

Classic.

To be clear, there have been a lot of good men that

have won the Classic. I went to and worked my first

50

Classic in 2008 and was there when Alton Jones won; a good man who worked hard for the sport.

I was there on the floor taking images as my friend Skeet Reese won in 2009, and I got to experience firsthand in working with Skeet, Kim and the girls how much impact being a Classic champion can have on your life, and how much impact a winner can have on others.

Kevin VanDam is a good man, who handles every situation with professionalism and dignity; you can

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