It Pays - Well, in Fact - To Be a Deranged Superfan

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 It Pays - Well, in Fact - To Be a Deranged Superfan
Not sure if you’ll find this sad, disturbing, neat, or all three: There’s this guy named Cameron Hughes, and he is totally That Sports Fan who goes to the stadium all decked out and ready to root lustily and excessively for the home team. Rain or shine, win or loss, boring or exciting - this dude is making noise. And he’s getting paid. Handsomely. Baseball teams like the ... [link]

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Cameron Hughes Is Paid To Be A Fan At Sporting Events And Games
Published 6/25/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... that badly? Well, it is LA. Everything is superficial there. Now, I realize the flip side of this is - Hey, maybe I could be Hughes! But let's be honest, that's not going to happen. I will give Hughes credit for being an entrepreneur, but not much credit. So as I said, if you see him at a game, you officially have my permission to deck him. No, in fact, I order you to deck him. No. 1 Fan [Portfolio] via [Defamer] via [TBL]

Being a crazy fan can get you paid… well
Published 6/25/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. All told, he works about 80 to 90 major- and minor-league games a year, and difficult as it may be to believe, Hughes makes a comfortable six-figure salary just by being a crazy sports fan. It’s very surprising that teams actually pay people to do things like this but I guess anything is possible if people can make careers posting pics of half naked bitches on blogs all day… :-D. [Portfolio via The Big Lead] Tags: crazy fan

Hey Look, it's a Douche Bag!
Published 6/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stoeten) at Drunk Jays Fans
... and the Big Lead), his occupation is "superfan". I think I saw him on Off The Record like nine years ago or something. He earns six-figures by being a fucktard for hire. "Baseball teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers pay him an average of $2,000 a game to do his thing," which, according to Hughes, means, "I basically just play myself." ...

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