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1 Wednesday, November 3, 1982 Daily Nebraskan Pago 7 Lawyer turns hot dog seller for fun on football Saturdays By Kathleen Green Selling hot dogs at Nebraska football games is usually a way for people to make a little bit of money. But for Steve Pot ter, Gothenburg public defender, it's a way to step back and laugh at himself. Potter has been selling hot dogs for 19 years. He began as a member of the UNL cross country team, he said when selling concessions was a way to subsidize athletic organizations at UNL. What makes Potter different from other concessionaires is the type of clothing he wears and the way he sells his hot dogs. "I call it staging. The hot dog is wrapped in foil. I throw all of my hot dogs," he said. A hot dog is difficult to throw because of its large surface area, he said. "This makes them pretty light and susceptible to wind." Potter said he believes that the fan wants to be a participant at football games. By "going out for the big pass," they move their status from observer to participant, he said. They not only get to catch the hot dog but also get to throw the money back in the tinfoil - the big chance to pass. Potter began throwing all his hot dogs 10 years ago when he became partially crippled in his right leg because of a skiing accident. The Nebraska-Kansas State game Oct. 16 was his best day ever, Potter said. His talent was recognized by the Cornhusker Marching Band. The band started playing drum rolls as he threw a hot dog into a fan's hat, he said. Then the band started singing the Armour hot dog song and "1 led them with two hot dogs." The clothing Potter wears draws extra attention to him. He dresses in an old suit, which he wore when he performed in a comedy as a student at UNL. He started wearing these clothes 1 5 years ago. "We all take ourselves and life too seriously. People should step back and quit taking life so seriously and start to laugh at themselves more," he said. Potter received a pharmacy degree from NU and a law degree from Creighton University. He is a public defender in Gothenburg. Potter said he doesn't make much money from selling hot dogs. He probably only breaks even because of the money he spends on gas getting to Lincoln for home games, he said. The student section is his biggest group of supporters. "They spend money to see me throw hot dogs," he said. "A group of senators always buy from me." Potter has been filmed by various people. A Kearney television station filmed him once throwing hot dogs into the stands. He said he always throws into the student section when being filmed. School of Journalism receives memorial gift A $40,000 gift from the Ellen Craig Foundation was made to the UNL School of Journalism's broadcasting department in memory of Theodore G. Baldwin. The money was used to purchase portable video cameras and tape recorders that are commonly used by television stations for news coverage, said Larry Walklin, head of the broadcasting department. Students and facutly members of advanced cinemato graphy, cinema videography, advanced reporting and documentary classes in the broadcasting department will be using the equipment. Julie Baldwin, who graduated from UNL in broadcast ing, is Ellen Craig's daughter and a member ofthe board of the foundation. She suggested giving the money to the broadcasting department in memory of her father. You like Willie Nelson but your roommate likes Barry Manilow? 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