A Vice President in uniform. Secret Service in the clubhouse. And 60,000 fans who had no idea what was about to happen.

George H. W. Bush wasn’t on the roster, but that didn’t stop him from taking the field in Denver — and stealing the show. Nearly 20 years later, I got another phone call that brought me face-to-face with him again, this time on the golf course.

In this episode of The Ultimate Backstage Pass to Sports, I share the untold story of how a sitting Vice President ended up playing first base, and why history has a funny way of repeating itself.

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“Wait… who changed the scoreboard to say ‘Hot Dogs’?"

It became one of the most talked-about pranks in Broncos history. And for 55 years, everyone’s blamed me.

In this episode of The Ultimate Backstage Pass to Sports, I go back to my time running the manual scoreboard on top of Mile High... literally. A prank gone viral before viral was a thing, and a mystery I still haven’t solved to this day.

And no, I didn’t do it.

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“We’re not sure Jack will play on the PGA Tour.”

That’s what Jack Nicklaus’ dad told my dad just hours before Jack teed off alongside Ben Hogan at the 1960 U.S. Open. What happened next turned into one of the most memorable weekends in golf history.

In this episode of The Ultimate Backstage Pass to Sports, I share stories from behind the scenes at Cherry Hills. My father, Jim Burris, served as the tournament’s publicity director, which gave us a front-row seat to legends like Hogan, Palmer, and a young Jack Nicklaus. From Hogan’s icy response to the press, to a stat my dad tracked that has never been printed, this episode gives you an insider’s view you won’t hear anywhere else.

⛳ It was grit, pressure, and history all coming together. And somehow, our family was right in the middle of it.

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