GreAt SpOrTs

He's Got A Lot
On The Ball

Scott Warheit
AppleTree Staff Writer

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them into the Superbowl."
The Lions won three straight games
after the cantor sang, and as I write
hen I came home from
this column the team is preparing to
school there was a mes-
battle the Miami Dolphins in Pro
sage for me on the
Player Stadium (unfortunately, the
answering machine. Cantor Dubov
Lions lost at Miami).
from Temple Beth El was calling. I
"I also sang at the Final Four (col-
returned his call, and when he asked
lege basketball) and at the 1992
me to join him at a special event with
Olympic Trials," the cantor
his family, I was thrilled.
continued.
As it turns out, Cantor
He has lived in Detroit and
Dubov had been invited
New Orleans, but that's"not
to sing the national
all. "While I was studying
anthem before the Detroit
to be a cantor, my family
Lions and Minnesota
and I lived in Israel. My son
Vikings football game,
was born there. I also lived
and he was offering to
in New York, where I was
take me along. I would
Cantor Du boy
on Broadway doing
go with his family, go on
sings to the crowd. Shenandoah." He later
the field before the
appeared in the soap
game, sit on the 50-yard
opera "The Guiding Light."
line during the game, and go into the
The cantor and his family enjoy
locker room and talk to the players at
traveling, especially to Florida and
the end. It was going to be a fun
Hawaii. "I absolutely love to fish.
day, and the cantor was ready for it.
Once, when I was down in Hawaii,
"I was thrilled when I found out,"
I caught this huge 45-pound Mahi-
the cantor said. "Singing the national
Mahi fish."
anthem again in a dome, its going
But before fishing and traveling, he
to be great."
is a cantor.
Another dome? What did he mean
"We want to make the temple
by that?
more than just a place of worship,
"It was the 25th anniversary of the
but also a place where everyone can
New Orleans Saints in 1991, and I
come. We have speakers and con-
was living there at the time. They
certs and want to open up our doors
invited me to sing the national
not just to people who are Jewish,
anthem in a game against the Seattle
but to the entire community.
Seahawks. They won that game, and
"Last year, we had a Broadway
they went on to win eight straight
review of songs from many different
games and make the playoffs.
Broadway shows. Anyone who
"After the Lions game, I went up to
wanted to be a part of the show
(Lions owner) William Clay Ford and
was, and we spent many weeks
I told him that the Lions will win their
rehearsing and getting ready. It
last eight games, which should take
was a lot of fun. We will have
another one next year, and we
Scott Warheit is a student at
would hope that it will be as good
North Farmington High School and
as last year." ❑
an admitted sports enthusiast.

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