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Duck Fan Receives 'Christmas Miracle'

When the final horn sounded, and Oregon's historic Civil War victory was complete, Jay Trunnell began to say his goodbyes.

Goodbye to a lifetime of cheering on the Ducks, whether the stakes were a War for the Roses, or even just a Toilet Bowl. Goodbye to Section 14 in Autzen Stadium, which had become home for Trunnell as a season-ticket holder, first alongside his father in 1982, and later with his daughter Jackie. Goodbye to a family tradition of rooting for the Ducks that began at Hayward Field, back when it hosted UO football, and continued at that hallowed venue decades later cheering on Steve Prefontaine.