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Living A Dream

By Steve Wright
ESPNOutdoors.com

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

BRISTOL, Conn. — As Alton Jones was being driven to the ESPN headquarters at 6 a.m. Monday, he was still trying to grasp what had happened to him in the past 24 hours. "(Sunday) morning when I took off to go fishing, I had no idea I'd be on a plane headed to Bristol, Conn., that night," Jones said. "I had no idea of the opportunities that I'd have." First of all, the 44-year-old Waco, Texas, resident had an opportunity to accept a $500,000 check for winning the Bassmaster Classic. He hum ...

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