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Re: 2016 Preseason Rankings
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:43 pm
by beauspencer
The old guys tentacles reached far beyond Springfield, MO. He (or his company now that he has died) owns hotels in Peoria and Bloomington (the big Marriot next to ISU campus).
...And Madison. My office is located on John Q. Hammons Drive. The Marriott across the street (which Hammons' company built in the late 80s here) was also where the Leathernecks football team stayed when they played the Badgers two seasons ago.
Re: 2016 Preseason Rankings
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:17 pm
by sealhall74
beauspencer wrote:The old guys tentacles reached far beyond Springfield, MO. He (or his company now that he has died) owns hotels in Peoria and Bloomington (the big Marriot next to ISU campus).
...And Madison. My office is located on John Q. Hammons Drive. The Marriott across the street (which Hammons' company built in the late 80s here) was also where the Leathernecks football team stayed when they played the Badgers two seasons ago.
... Also the Sioux Falls Sheraton attached to Premier Center/Old Arena/Convention Center is theirs.