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Portland Pilots honor ‘Ultimate Fan’

The Columbian
Published: February 16, 2011, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When the Portland Pilots hosted Gonzaga before a sellout crowd earlier this month there was one notable absence.

Mauro Potestio had been to 898 consecutive home games on The Bluff, as the Catholic university in north Portland is known.

Known as a snappy dresser who always wore a bow tie, the Pilots’ superfan missed the game against the Bulldogs because he was too ill. He died two days later on Feb. 5 at age 86.

To honor him, current Pilots coach Eric Reveno, his assistants and Portland fans will don bow ties when the team hosts San Francisco on Thursday night.

Potestio’s streak of games spanned 62 years, starting with a 53-48 victory over Pacific Lutheran on Dec. 8 1949. It ended with an 85-70 victory over No. 24 St. Mary’s on Jan. 29. Over the years he also attended 256 road games.

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