Congrats to Mr. Irrelevant!!

[JoeMcRugby]

In the 30th Annual Irrelevant Week in OC, Lowsman Trophy winner David Vobora has the typical great time enjoying the fun:
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Lowsman Trophy goes to … Mr. Irrelevant
David Vobora happily accepts the statuette of a man fumbling a ball.

Professional football's most celebrated underdog was feted Wednesday night at the annual All-Star Lowsman Trophy Banquet. The event honored Mr. Irrelevant 2008, David Voroba, who was selected last in this year's NFL draft.

The future St. Louis Ram was given the Lowsman Trophy, a statuette of a football player fumbling a ball. The dinner took place the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/f...trophy-2077895


MAGIC MOMENT: Former USC and Los Angeles Rams football coach John
Robinson presents David Vobora with the Lowsman Trophy.








Mr. Irrelevant meets Mr. Incredible
David Vobora, the last played named in the NFL draft, tours Disney's California Adventure on the second day of Irrelevant Week.

JULIE ANNE INES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ANAHEIM

The last player named in the NFL draft this year got a bit of the Super Bowl MVP treatment today.

You guessed it: Mr. Irrelevant 2008, David Vobora, went to Disneyland.

"Even though he's last, we're treating him like the MVP," said Melanie Salata-Fitch, the daughter of Irrelevant Week founder Paul Salata. He started the weeklong hullaballoo that celebrates the underdog in Newport Beach in 1976.

Vobora, an outside linebacker from the University of Idaho, was picked 252nd by the St. Louis Rams.

Today he walked the streets of California Adventure seemingly enjoying his underdog status: signing autographs, sizing up Mr. Incredible and shaking hands with Goofy. The 6-foot-1-inch, 236-pound football player was reduced to a little kid for the day and having an all-around good time.

And what guy wouldn't with a four-girl posse, personal park escorts, a supportive family and the media in tow.

"People say, 'Does it bother you being called Mr. Irrelevant'. … It doesn't at all. It's been a complete blast. I've embraced it, enjoyed all the media buzz and all the gifts," Vobora said.

On Monday, he was showered with gifts at an arrival party at Newport Dunes. He will be feted at the All-Star Lowsman Banquet Wednesday night and Miss Irrelevant cheerleader contest on Thursday.

"You can call me Mr. Whatever-You-Want; if you're going to give me gifts, then that's fine with me," he said.

Vobora's Rams teammate Roy Schuening, who enjoyed the rides with him, doesn't mind either.

"It's not that he's irrelevant. It's irrelevant that he was the last picked because he's going to go and do a great job in the NFL," Schuening says.

Some of their positive attitude may come from the fact that they will be making a trek later this week to what others might deem the happiest place on earth: the Playboy Mansion.

Would Vobora pick it over Disneyland?

"My mom's standing right there, so I don't know if I could answer that question and be completely truthful," Vobora said.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_2076266.php

[Southstander]

Would it be great if on day Mr. Irrelevant went on to be a HOF player?

[JoeMcRugby]

Originally Posted by Southstander

Would it be great if on day Mr. Irrelevant went on to be a HOF player?

It hasn't got to that level, but the funny thing is that the guys who have been Mr. Irrelevant have generally had more success making NFL squads than the average 7th round pick.

I'll look for a list of them.

Chargers LB Paul Siler missed out on the fun last year by two picks - he was third to last and just missed the Lowsman Award.

[JoeMcRugby]

Here are some more articles about Irrelevance Week:
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Party starts for Mr. Irrelevant
David Vobora, an outside linebacker named last in this year's NFL draft, is being feted this week.
By JADE LEHAR
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The irrelevance has officially begun.

The 33rd annual Irrelevant Week will kick off tonight with an arrival party for David Vobora, the last player named in the NFL draft this year.

The outside linebacker from Eugene, Ore. played in all 12 games, which included three starts, as a freshman at the University of Idaho. By the end of his college career, Vobora earned an All-American honorable mention, All-WAC first team honors and team MVP.

Vobora started in 33 of 45 games at the University of Idaho, and he is ranked second in the school's single season records with 148 tackles in 2007. He ranks sixth in school history with 341 tackles.

The Newport Beach-based Irrelevant Week organizers throw a weeklong celebration every year for the last player selected in the NFL draft. This year's Mr. Irrelevant was picked 252nd by the St. Louis Rams.

Official activities for Vobora include an arrival party tonight at Newport Dunes, the All-Star Lowsman Banquet Wednesday night and a Miss Irrelevant cheerleader contest on Thursday. The celebrated underdog will be awarded the Lowsman trophy, a statue of a man fumbling a ball.


Linebacker David Vobora of Idaho runs
the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine
in Indianapolis in February.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_2075299.php
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Mr. Irrelevant comes to party in jail uniform
David Voroba – last player picked in NFL draft – pays homage to his alma mater, the University of Idaho Vandals.

The 33rd annual Irrelevant Week started Monday night with an arrival party for David Vobora, the last player named in the NFL draft this year, at Newport Dunes.

The outside linebacker from the University of Idaho appeared in an Orange County jail uniform to acknowledge the Vandals, his alma mater's mascot.

The Newport Beach-based Irrelevant Week organizers throw a weeklong celebration every year for the last player selected in the NFL draft. This year's Mr. Irrelevant was picked 252nd by the St. Louis Rams.

Vobora is scheduled to go to Disneyland, a Dodgers game and a Los Angeles nightclub today. He will be feted at the All-Star Lowsman Banquet Wednesday night and a Miss Irrelevant cheerleader contest on Thursday. At the banquet, the celebrated underdog will be awarded the Lowsman trophy, a statue of a man fumbling a ball.


GRAND ENTRANCE: David Vobora, Mr. Irrelevant 2008, sits in the back of a pickup truck
with members of the Los Alamitos High School Song squad as he prepares to make his big entrance.


ALL SMILES: David Vobora poses for a photo with Los Alamitos High School Song
squad member Rachel Cushman at the kickoff event for Irrelevant Week.

[FCBolt]

Originally Posted by Southstander

Would it be great if on day Mr. Irrelevant went on to be a HOF player?

Harken back to 1961. Jacque Mackinnon out of Colgate. Taken last by the Eagles. Gives them the heave-ho to play for your favorite team Southstander--the San Diego Chargers.

Went on to be an AFL All-Star in '66 and '68. The only Mr Irrelevant to reach all-star or Pro Bowl status.

Died too young in 1975. RIP.

EDIT: forgot to mention--he's in the Chargers HOF. Close enough...

[FCBolt]

Originally Posted by JoeMcRugby

I'll look for a list of them.

Here are the MI's @ (where else?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Irrelevant

[JoeMcRugby]

Originally Posted by FCBolt

Here are the MI's @ (where else?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Irrelevant

Thanks.

For clarification, the "Mr. Irrelevant" title was invented for the ceremony in approximately 1976.

[FCBolt]

Originally Posted by JoeMcRugby

Thanks.

For clarification, the "Mr. Irrelevant" title was invented for the ceremony in approximately 1976.

True, though the concept has been applied to all MI's previous to '76. They just didn't get the cool trophy.

[JoeMcRugby]

Originally Posted by FCBolt

True, though the concept has been applied to all MI's previous to '76. They just didn't get the cool trophy.

Nor the gifts and trips to Disneyland and the ...

PLAYBOY MANSION!!!!

[LightsOut4ever]

Originally Posted by JoeMcRugby

Nor the gifts and trips to Disneyland and the ...

PLAYBOY MANSION!!!!

yeah, unless you get picked by a serious super-bowl contender (and make the team), getting picked last in better than any other spot in the 7th round.