En route to cover a high school football game for the paper, Rock found a shortcut so significant that he was able to drive from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Texarkana, Arkansas, in an hour. He met the Texarkana coach in the hospitality suite before the game. "At my age, I feel lucky just to be here," the coach said. "My wife always says, 'Just make sure you don't miss the game.' "
Rock laughed. "I missed a game once," he said. "It was the Race for the Cure, twenty years ago. I overslept and got to the finish line at least half an hour after the winners. But, heck, I was there for the awards ceremony and interviewed everyone I needed to. They gave me the race story and no one ever knew I'd missed it."
"Here's one thing I notice about race stories in the paper," the coach said. "It seems like no one ever writes who finished second."
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