Growing up on Sydney s northern beaches, anyone sport obsessed knew who Bob Bozo Fulton was.
I was no different, and after landing a dream gig writing for the Manly Daily in 2008 as a budding junior sports journalist, our paths soon crossed.
Plenty of colleagues and other scribes were quick to tell me not to get Bozo offside - he knew people from all walks of life and had contacts galore, they said.
Eventually I took on a senior sports role with the newspaper of record on the Sydney s Northern Beaches, with the daily movements of the Manly Sea Eagles the most crucial round for my job.
With the passing of another of rugby league's original Immortals, Bob Fulton, it is fitting to reflect on the humble beginnings of the concept and the standing it now has as the game's greatest honour.