He has been a fan favorite during pre-season games in Florida, where many in thecrowdat Joker Marchant Stadium have been double-checking their programs and looking him up on their iPhones.
Arafat's widow, Suha, and his 9-year-old daughter, Zahwa, were among thecrowd of dignitaries looking on as the coffin was placed on an Egyptian military cargo plane atthe air base.