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LAF A YETTE SA VINGS PRESENTS LAF A YETTE LEGEND: BILL LAM B Purdue's Jolly Santa Claus Lamb's love for Purdue football spans nine decades BY ALAN KARPICK AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com There was no place Bill Lamb ebrate his 90th birthday. Among friends at Monday's would have rather been to cel- weekly Downtown Gridiron Club luncheon, Lamb was honored in a brief ceremony that included a large cake and a serenade from about 150 people he can relate too most: die-hard Purdue football fans. "This was a great weekend for me all-around," Lamb said before the luncheon. "Beating Indiana on Saturday made it even better. end. Orchestrated by Pete Quinn, long-time color analyst on the Purdue football Lamb did have a great week- " Bill Lamb was in seventh heaven while back in the radio booth once again as he was for Saturday's Old Oaken Bucket game. From left are the radio crew of Pete Quinn, Rob Blackman, Tom Mauch, Lamb and Tim Newton. and daughter Katie, Lamb's life in football came full circle as he was a guest in the Ross-Ade Pavilion for the Indiana game. He visited the John R. DeCamp radio booth, named after the man he worked with for 25 years. "When your dad turns 90, it is hard to find gift ideas," Katie Lamb- radio network, Hickner said. "The opportunity for him to visit a place that represented such an important part of his life was priceless. ball was serving as a spotter on the Purdue Radio Network from 1963- 88 for DeCamp, Joe Pate, Larry Clis- by and Will Tieman. His job was to quickly identify the players on the Lamb's role with Purdue foot- " field for the broadcasters, some- thing he was very good at. But he was equally skilled at having fun be- fore, during and after games. In a recent interview, Lamb Commitment shared a couple of his favorite mem- ories from the road. One was a trip to Wisconsin that took about a day longer than it should with DeCamp and color analyst, former coach and As a kid, David Boudia stood three stories above the water. Scared. Ten years later, he won the gold. Lafayette Savings Bank champions commitment. www.LSBANK.com / 742-1064 GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 13 • 31