Eddie McGuire’s son gets one up on his old man in White House visit
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Joe McGuire finally has one up on his old man.
When you’re the son of Eddie McGuire getting to experience something which he hasn’t doesn’t happen that often. The former Collingwood president doesn’t have the nickname Eddie Everywhere for no reason.
But one place he’s never been is inside the White House.
After a whirlwind eight months the youngest McGuire was back in his old stomping ground this week, showing off some serious bling.
In January, McGuire was the punter for the Ohio State Buckeyes when they reached the pinnacle of college football, winning the national championship game which was watched by 30 million viewers.
Each player received a championship ring after the game which McGuire was happy to show around at Thursday night’s NFL Draft Party at Yarra Botanica.
Another part of the celebrations involved the team receiving an invite to the White House where they met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
It was there where Trump presented each player with a keepsake commemorative medal which McGuire wasn’t as willing to part with as his championship rings.
“It was a tremendous honour, most of the guys on the team are Trump fans which I joke to them about,” McGuire said.
“I give it to them a bit in the locker room, saying how are those tariffs going for you.”
The 24-year-old had made sure he got his football fix on Thursday night, attending the Melbourne-Richmond game before arriving late to the NFL function where he was the star of the show.
Fans and assembled celebrities were brushing past Eddie to get to Joe, a scenario not lost on the proud father.
“It’s the ultimate joy of being a parent, to see your children hopefully surpass what you have been able to achieve in your career or life or whatever, and pass the baton on,” Eddie said adding that he was looking forward to watching his other son, Xander, reporting for Ch 7 at Friday’s Anzac Day blockbuster.
“To watch them take the steps in their life, particularly on an international basis. For Joe he went over there without any guarantees whatsoever and he’s had amazing success. He’s a good kid, he’s been around, seen a lot of things and been involved in a lot of things.
“As they say in America, he’s just trying to live his best life.”
When you’re the son of Eddie McGuire, getting to experience something which he hasn’t doesn’t happen that often. The former Collingwood president doesn’t have the nickname ‘Eddie Everywhere’ for no reason.
But one place he’s never been is inside the White House.
After a whirlwind eight months the youngest McGuire was back in his old stomping ground this week, showing off some serious bling.
In January, McGuire was the punter for the Ohio State Buckeyes when they reached the pinnacle of college football, winning the national championship game which was watched by 30 million viewers.
Each player received a championship ring after the game which McGuire was happy to show around at Thursday night’s NFL Draft Party at Yarra Botanica.
Another part of the celebrations involved the team receiving an invite to the White House where they met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
It was there where Trump presented each player with a keepsake commemorative medal which McGuire wasn’t as willing to part with as his championship rings.
“It was a tremendous honour, most of the guys on the team are Trump fans which I joke to them about,” McGuire said. “I give it to them a bit in the locker room, saying how are those tariffs going for you.”
The 24-year-old had made sure he got his football fix on Thursday night, attending the Melbourne-Richmond game before arriving late to the NFL function where he was the star of the show.
Fans and assembled celebrities were brushing past Eddie to get to Joe, a scenario not lost on the proud father.
“It’s the ultimate joy of being a parent, to see your children hopefully surpass what you have been able to achieve in your career or life or whatever, and pass the baton on,” Eddie said, adding that he was looking forward to watching his other son, Xander, reporting for Ch 7 at Friday’s Anzac Day blockbuster.
“To watch them take the steps in their life, particularly on an international basis. For Joe he went over there without any guarantees whatsoever and he’s had amazing success.
“He’s a good kid, he’s been around, seen a lot of things and been involved in a lot of things. As they say in America he’s just trying to live his best life.”
In his role on the board of Visit Victoria, Eddie has been involved in bringing an NFL game to Melbourne next year in what will be a festival of football.
“As far as exposure for Australia, this is absolutely mind-blowing – it’s up to Melbourne to capitalise on all these opportunities. We’ve got an amazing city that we tend to talk down a bit in recent times. This gives us a real opportunity to focus on something that is so internationally huge and turn it into an amazing spectacle.”
Originally published as Eddie McGuire’s son gets one up on his old man in White House visit
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