'Phelpstival' planned for Olympic hero
Posted August 17, 2008 11:00 pm
Ready for a big-time welcome?
Baltimore County (Md.) held a "Phelpstival" at the county seat when Michael Phelps came home an Olympic hero four years ago.
Now that he's won a record 8 gold medals in Beijing, county officials say they need to think bigger.
Marjorie Hampson with the county communications office says officials haven't set a date for an event celebrating Phelps' return, but they're considering Labor Day weekend.
Hampson says they originally envisioned a parade around the county seat that could end at Towson University's 11,000-seat Johnny Unitas Stadium, just a few miles from where Phelps grew up in Rodgers Forge. But now she says they're not sure that venue is big enough.
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