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Article: Orange Bowl chief Hertz loves stint in driver's seat
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 25, 1990
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MIAMI The president of the Orange Bowl Committee spends much of
the year on the phone or on the road. He has to wear a loud orange
blazer, and he doesn't even receive a free ticket to the game.
So why did Arthur Hertz want the job?
"It's associating with people involved in athletics and
high-profile events that's gratifying," Hertz says. "You meet these
people, and you develop lifetime friendships with them. It's great
fun and really an exhilarating feeling of involvement."
It's also a position of power. As the point man for the
second-richest bowl game, Hertz has helped shape the national
championship race.
For the sixth time in eight years, the Orange Bowl will play a
pivotal ...