Baxter CU Gets Bearish With BranchOpening

November 22, 2004, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. - (11/22/04) -- Football fans lined around the blockof Baxter CU's new branch here last week to catch a glimpse of oran autograph from members of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion ChicagoBears. Credit union officials said it helpe dhaving former Bear JimCovert, a member of the team, as a member of the credit union.Among the former teammates who attended the grand opening were:Covert, Richard Dent, Shaun Gayle, Keith Van Horne and Otis Wilson,who signed authographs and posed for pictures with credit unionmembers. Fans broke out in 'woofs' the chant of the team'ssuffocating defense, when Dent and Gayle entered the building. Thefootball players helped draw an estimated crowd of 500 to the grandopening.

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