I may have won my NCAA tourney but UCLA didn’t win the National Championship this year. They got spanked by the Gators today and it really wasn’t pretty. Just today I received an email from Michelle Gosom, who sent me an article on how Ed O’Bannon now sells cars in Las Vegas. I couldn’t find the actual article but here’s what it said:

from the LA Times article…

Unlike many former stars, he has refused to wallow in the past. Unlike many aging heroes, he is not embarrassed to embrace the future. O’Bannon has moved to Las Vegas and joined the car business. Yep, he sells them, on the floor, a guy with no desk and hard shoes, from fallaway jump shots to sweaty handshakes, from two-hour games to 13-hour days. “I always wanted to make a living as something other than a basketball player,” he says. “I wanted my life to go into another direction.” Findlay Toyota and Scion, Ed O’Bannon, Sales & Leasing, it’s all on his business card. “People see me and remember me and I’m proud to tell them — ‘No, I don’t play. No, I don’t coach. Yes, I sell cars,’ ” O’Bannon says. From one shining moment to power train warranties.

That got me reminiscing about our 1995 win. I remember watching the final game and going out to Westwood for a bite to eat and to celebrate the win. Instead, I found myself stuck in the middle of the party/riot that broke out. I luckily didn’t get hit with beanbags or get close enough to the burning KIIS FM van but I did get a very yummy burger at Johnny Rockets with a window view of the mess. Maybe next year, boys.