Welcome to a notes and comment column in its 15th year, penned by CU Associate Athletic Director David Plati, who begins his 31st year as the Buffaloes’ director of sports information.
Plati-‘Tudes No. 99 ... DT Leonard Renfro is our most celebrated player to have worn No. 99, with others including fellow tackles/ends Tyler Brayton and Okland Salavea ... Apologies as it has been almost a year since my last P-Tudes, but at least I am 4-for-4 penning one from the Pac-12 Media Day(s)... During this year’s event, it marked my 30th anniversary as SID, as then-AD Eddie Crowder hired me on July 24, 1984 ... So, beginning with the 1984 Big 8 Skywriter’s Tour, which eventually morphed into media days to accommodate more people, this marks my 32nd conference media day (though occasionally I still trumpet the value of a Skywriter format where the media visit each city, that usually gets shot down by an 11-1 vote) ... And it certainly does not seem like over a year since we lost Dan Creedon (long-time Boulder Camera sports editor); he’s one of many that CU just doesn’t feel quite the same to me, similarly to when we lost Fred Casotti and Mark Simpson.
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