Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook

“A Bd OfExcaMed^ Former UCLA coach John Wooden is seen here with Titan basketball coach Brad Holland. Holland was the fi- nal player Wooden recruited for UCLA. What would you pay for a batting prac- tice session with LA Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, or round-trip ticlcets for two anywhere in the world Delta Air Lines flies? Successful bidders at the uni- versity ' s third annual " A Bid of Excite- ment " auction paid $1,150 and $2,500 re- spectively, to help support university pro- grams and scholarships. The more than $106,000 netted set a fund-raising record for a California State University system special event. John Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach, was the keynote speaker and signed autographs throughout the evening. Bidders perused more than 200 items in Titan Pavilion offered during the silent auction that included travel and golf packages, entertainment and restaurant packages, health club memberships, art works, gift certificates, and sports memo- rabilia. Exotic travel packages, concert and sporting event tickets, and a Good- year Blimp ride were among items fea- tured in the live auction. .z^.^^ ' > 2; ' V- .. ;ii ' dafc^ . VSK K»e^®^ 10 Alumnus Brian Fairley displays a " Dances With Wolves " script auto- graphed by fellow grad Kevin Costner that he nabbed for $700. Students and alumni check out the various items up for auction. ”