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Old 10-29-2014, 09:42 PM   #1206
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his real name is Laurence Leavy – an attorney from Miami with a lot of time and a lot of cash. He just so happens to be one of the biggest sports fans you'll ever meet – and probably the biggest Marlins fan on the planet.

Now, he's riding the wave of Internet fame.

"I never planned this. I'm not marketing myself. I'm not making any money on it," Leavy told FOX 13 from his hotel room in Kansas City ahead of Game 6 Tuesday night. "That's not what it's about. It's about a guy who is 58 years old who decided 15 years ago that he wanted to go experience things in person."

This World Series isn't his first rodeo.

Leavy is single, doesn't have kids, and spends thousands of dollars per year traveling from Miami to some of the biggest sporting events in the world.

His track record is phenomenal: 27 Super Bowls, 64 NBA Finals games, and 88 World Series games.

"I've been to the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the Breeder's Cup," he said. "I'm a 'Golden Chief' at Florida State, so I go to all the FSU home games and my seats are right at the 45-yard-line."

And every time he's dressed head to toe in that Marlins gear.

He's become the viral aspect of the World Series – especially after Royals management tried to remove him from his seat behind home plate.

He claims the owner even offered to move him up to his personal suite, but he refused.

People are now photoshopping him into famous pictures. He's getting requests for autographs, offers for commercial deals, and even a reality TV show offer.

"For some reason, this went ballistic," Leavy said. "To show you how ballistic it's gone, I went from 175 Twitter followers to like 13,000 today."

He said there's no motive, no self-promotion, no hidden agenda.

He just loves sports. He's 58 years old, and he doesn't plan to stop.
Wonder how many Marlins games he goes to.
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