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This guy is brave

Email|Link|Comments (8) Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff January 28, 2009 01:58 PM

TAMPA -- The Steelers face the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, but Chelmsford's John Molinari is remaining loyal to his team. Molinari, 54, is in town to experience Super Bowl hype, and he is proudly wearing his Rodney Harrison No. 37 jersey.

"It's a good way to talk to people," Molinari said while clutching a frosty Guinness in downtown Tampa. "A lot of people are coming up and saying 'How's Brady?'"

Molinari did have one minor run-in with another fan.

"It was a Jets guy," he said, smiling.

Molinari, a painting contractor, has traveled to the last three Super Bowls. He thought the Patriots would be playing in Super Bowl XLIII, and while he's disappointed the team isn't here, he's still enjoying himself.

"This is vacation for me," he said, adding that he doesn't attend the game, but likes the build-up to the event.

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8 comments so far...

Guinness isn't supposed to be frosty.......

Posted by Curry Hicks January 28, 09 06:01 PM

Patriot fans drink beer?

Posted by Mike Allen January 28, 09 07:20 PM

Ehhh that's kinda lame. I always hate on the guys wearing Steelers/Colts/Jets gear when their teams are far out of it (or out of season). I'll do the same to this guy.

Posted by Classless January 29, 09 04:05 AM

Weird..we saw this guy yesterday! My son had on his Maroney shirt and he came up to us and said hi!

Posted by Jill January 29, 09 08:25 AM

He was on good morning america this morning too, guy gets around.

Posted by Dave worrall January 29, 09 12:05 PM

Dave, honey, thanks for trying to keep the pats in the highlights, but truth be told this guy was'nt on GMA the only reason I know is cuz we have wild hot monkey sex as much as possible and I had him tied up @ the time that GMA was filming and airing sorry but like I said ,thanks sweetie. the TENANT

Posted by dm_mckenna January 30, 09 08:02 PM

Posted by dm_mckenna January 30, 09 08:04 PM

Dear dm mckenna, y would u post such a comment like that....John is such a awesome , sweet person....That comment is not true.....

Posted by dcarteris February 1, 09 11:56 AM

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