Chargers Owner Misses Tap-Dancing Partner Bob Hope

Chargers Owner Misses Tap-Dancing Partner Bob Hope



STOCKTON, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – There are 32 NFL football teams, but only the San Diego Chargers has an owner who tap-dances with Bob Hope. Chargers owner Alex Spanos has tap-danced with Hope at charity functions around the world and, in his words, is “pretty good.” Not bad, considering the 79-year-old Spanos picked up the soft-shoe from Hope only 25 years ago when the two were stuck in a Denver airport during a rain delay. Spanos quickly got hooked on hoofing it and was good enough to tap with his teacher. Unfortunately, Spanos hasn’t tap-danced for a few years but if his quarterback Doug Flutie wants to team up with him, he figures he “could pick it back up in a couple of weeks.” Spanos has just published his autobiography, Sharing The Wealth: My Story (Regenery Books).

Mon 05-06-02