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I was selected to go to the home office in Houston for a week of, for want of a better word, training. The VP of credit for the company came it one afternoon and told a George Foreman story.

Foreman liked jewelry, and was fond of Gordon’s. One Friday night the credit guy got a call from the manager of a store in Houston. It seems the manager had made a very large sale ( mid five figures), and the guy wanted to pay with a check. The problem was there was no way to determine if the check was good until Monday morning when the bank opened, and the customer wanted to take the merchandise right then.

The manager told the credit VP that the guy said his name was George Foreman, and that the VP would vouch for him. “Well, is it George Foreman?” the VP asked. “I don’t know” replied the manager. “You don’t recognize the World Heavyweight Champion?” “No, I’m not a sports fan,” said the manager.

The VO told the guy to describe the customer. “He’s black, 6’4””, is real mean looking, and his hands are so big if he punches me, my whole face will break.” “That’s George Foreman,” said the VP. “ Give him the jewelry and my best wishes.”