Early arrivals at the first NBA Finals game at the Stadium might see a bearded fellow in glasses strolling casually outside, reliving a memorable time in his life.
Brian McIntyre has come home.
It was 1974 when McIntyre and his partner, Dave Pasquith, began selling
”underground” programs before Blackhawks games. Buoyed by their success, they began working Bulls games two years later.
On a good night, McIntyre would sell 4,000 programs for 25 cents each. The ones marketed by the pro teams inside cost $1. After four years of competing, the Bulls offered him a job as marketing/public relations director. The former hockey star at Loyola Academy and 1972 graduate of Loyola University now is the National Basketball Association`s vice president of public relations. He will coordinate an expected all-time high media contingent of 800 for the best-of-seven championship series.
”To be able to work the NBA Finals in my hometown is really something special,” said McIntyre, a diehard Chicago sports fan.
And now, when he takes a look at the glossy, colorful NBA Finals program, don`t be surprised if a smile creases his face.
