WEDNESDAY JULY 23,2003
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 7
FINAL FAREWELL
Bargain-hunters find deals shoes at Bohl's garage sale
By Ehren Meditz emeditz@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
It was a garage sale, but not for your typical crowd of blue-haired old ladies thumbing through stained bell-bottoms and one-eved dolls.
Zach Straus/Kansan
Former Athletics Director Al Bohl's garage sale last Wednesday included a variety of Jayhawk gear he accumulated during his two years at the University of Kansas, such as shirts, warm-ups, hats and iackets.
Al Bohl, former Kansas athletics director, sits with his wife Sherry on one of the last remaining items at their garage sale. The sale started at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and nearly sold out in 20 minutes.
He and his wife, Sherry, started to set up the sale at 7:30 a.m. and were immediately stormed by fans.
All that was left were some of Sherry's clothes — priced to sell quickly, but not nearly as popular the Jayhawk gear.
"Sherry opened the garage door and there was already a bunch of people here," Al said. "We were just inundated. In about 20 minutes, all the major stuff was sold."
Boxes and bins were empty, ravaged by
bargain-hunters, across from an untouched line of women's shoes marked at $2 a pair.
"I'm not the guru of garage sales," he said, "but it was unbelievable."
Al said he and his wife were moving to St. Augustine, Fla., where Sherry plans to work as a first-grade teacher. Al said he had not taken another job yet, but didn't want to have the mementos stuffed in his closet in Florida.
"This wasn't about getting any money," Al said. "This was about getting some Jayhawk merchandise into the hands of some good KU people."
Rosemary Pierron, Olathe resident, showed up at noon and was disappointed that nothing was left.
As the mother of five KU graduates, she said she had hoped to add to her modest collection.
Despite that disappointment, many shoppers offered Al parting thanks for his time at the University. Al said the reason for the garage sale was to give back to the
people that made his time at Kansas worthwhile.
But not everyone saw it that way.
An editorial by the Lawrence Journal-World said the goods "could as well have gone to benefit youth groups or other organizations" and that KU fans lost out on having mementos of their Jayhawks.
Kenna Routh, Baldwin City resident,
was satisfied with her purchase. She purchased some of Sherry's clothes that hung on a makeshift clothesline tied to a basketball goal pole.
"Ive lost some weight and could use some new clothes," she said as she left with three shirts, two dresses and a jacket for $1.50.
- Edited by Annie Bernethy
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