Bruce Smith used to host a golf tournament in Virginia Beach every year. It eventually turned into a $200 a plate ridiculous snooty-fest, but it started with some humble beginnings. There was this bar called Legends, later it became Smoty's, some on here will remember this place. The bar was within walking distance of my parent's house and I used to go there every Sunday and watch the Bills game. The first couple of years of the Bruce Smith Golf Classic were incredible. They were hosted right there in the bar and you got unbelievable access to the participants. The players were all really personable siging autographs and taking pictures throughout the weekend. My brother and I have so many stories of meeting Bruce, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Darryl Talley, and a bunch of other NFL players that participated. Truly a great time every year. Probably the best was the year that Thurman showed up a little late to Legends. Everyone else had gone on to the golf tournament. My brother and I were still there since we had no interest in baking in the sun all day. Thurman strolls in and we're about the only three left in the bar. He proceeded to order lunch and talked with us the whole time. Good times.