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Guests of the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" were able to sign a caricature drawing which shows Brown sitting in a frying pan that's propped on three Vince Lombardi trophies, roasting over a flame.
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Troy Brown and his family stand together for a group photo prior to Thursday's "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Troy Brown and wife Kim stop for a photo prior to Thursday's "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Dwayne Brown, Troy's brother, signs a keepsake caricature drawing just before the start of the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests were asked to hold Troy Brown masks to their face as the man of the hour made his appearance at the start of the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Sylvia Ridgeway, at left, of Huntington jokingly slaps at Thundering Herd mascot "Marco" just before the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel. Ridgeway said Marco needed some Febreze.
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Troy Brown enters the with his two sons Sirmon, 9, at left, and Saanjay, 7, as he is greeted by guest Jeff Rutherford of Alcon as all guests were holding up Troy masks at the start of the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Troy Brown's oldest son, Sirmon, 9, puts a Troy mask over his dad's face during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Troy Brown's oldest son, Sirmon, 9, tries to put a Troy mask over his dad's face during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Marshall University Athletic Director Bob Marcum was in attendance for the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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The Bob Thompson Trio provided the soundtrack for the evening at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guest and fellow Herd alum Mike Bartrum talks with other guests at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Carla Jackson, a server at Pullman Plaza Hotel, brings meals to guests at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008.
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Guests enjoy their time at the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Troy Brown sits with his two sons Sirmon, 9, at left, and Saanjay, 7, during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Guest and fellow Herd alum Mike Bartrum laughs as he listens to stories from Troy Brown's childhood Thursday, March 6, 2008, during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Sonny Randle kept the crowd in stitches whenever he was at the podium Thursday during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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More photos from the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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More photos from the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Troy Brown can't help but laugh as friends, family, teammates and coaches all take turns taking jabs from the podium as Brown was honored during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Friday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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Dwayne Brown tells childhood stories of his younger brother Troy during the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Friday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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More photos from the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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More photos from the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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More photos from the "Troy Brown Celebrity Roast" on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
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