Nicklefritz

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 ~ Eric Hendrickson ~

I got a package in the mail yesterday.  It was my "Nickelfritz" trophy that I received for winning our family fantasy football league. 

The inspiration behind the "Nickelfritz" is my grandpa George Bowers (my mom's dad).  He used to like to say that word.  He also made the statue that sits on top of the wood platform of the trophy.  It is fabricated from horseshoes, a railroad spike, a washer, and some formed metal.  Grandpa liked to make these along with many other items made of metal and wood.

You can see the past winners are all from the Schroeder family.  I am glad I was able to break the Schroeder dominance.

I am impressed with this trophy, and I have it sitting in my office at work.  It complements the trophy I received for winning my work fantasy football league.  I like that I can look at it and remember a great man, my grandpa.