When Olympic white water kayaker Joe Jacobi walked his gold medal around the track of Turner Field at the closing ceremonies in 1996, little did he realize he would return to the scene in 2008 to discuss his dad’s passion for baseball coming back to Washington DC.
Joe describes himself as part of the lost generation of baseball fans in Washington DC, who came along too late for the Senators, so ended up following the Baltimore Orioles simply from a geographic standpoint. However, it was a proud day to be at the ballpark with his Dad to see the return of the “red hats with the white W” take the field.
You will be able to catch more from Joe this summer on NBC as he provides his insights into the world of white water kayaking and canoeing during coverage of the Olympics from Beijing.
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