In addition to a sizable bank account and local family ties, Pegula is also a die-hard hockey fan.

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Sports television, which started out in the 1950s as a crude but meaningful alternative to going to a game, was surely no adequate substitute for the die-hard football fan who wanted to be in the stadium.

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