Reporter Had Front-Row Seat for 1982 Patriots Scandal
Today, the John Deere 314 tractor and snow attachment are parked at the Patriots' museum
That’s because Daniel Guss, a contributor to the LA Times, was in high school at the time and worked the Patriots home games. From his weekend piece:
The Patriots played in a place named for a low-rent beer, Schaefer Stadium, a dump with zero amenities that cost only $7 million to build in 1970 (or about $41 million in 2015 money). And it was cold. Very cold. I remember this because I worked there in high school, peddling merchandise adorned with the Patriots’ then-hideous logo (pictured), and always sold more of the opponents’ gear.
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