By Associated Press - Sunday, November 11, 2018

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. honored a man’s voucher for a free blimp ride 17 years after it was awarded to him.

The Repository in Canton reports Keith Beckley won a special MVP award in 2001 during his senior season at northeast Ohio’s Carrollton High School and Goodyear gifted the football player with a free blimp ride for him and a friend.

Weather problems and scheduling conflicts kept Beckley and his then-girlfriend Amanda from taking their ride. Beckley forgot about the blimp and moved on. However, his mother, Lori Burnside, kept the voucher and called Akron-based Goodyear.

The company arranged a ride over Akron in its Wingfoot Three blimp in October for the Louisville, Ohio, man and his then-girlfriend, who’s now his wife.

Beckley described the ride as “pretty neat.”

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This story has been corrected to show MVP award was 2001, not 2011.

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Information from: The Repository, http://www.cantonrep.com

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