By J. Tyge O’Donnell and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
Carnell “Golden Pipes” Johnson, the Las Vegas product who has become synonymous with singing the national anthem at Vegas Golden Knights home games, has his own bobblehead.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum contacted people via email about the Golden Pipes bobblehead.
Here’s Johnson on Facebook discussing the bobblehead:
Only 500 bobbleheads will be produced in the first batch, the email said. Take a read:
The UNLV graduate soon became a Golden Knights pregame mainstay to sing the anthem at T-Mobile Arena, draping a Golden Knights scarf over his left shoulder with VGK pins placed in the scarf.
Carnell Johnson AKA Golden Pipes in action Sunday. Photo credit: J. Tyge O’Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com
Here are some comments on Facebook after LVSportsBiz.com photographer Tyge O’Donnell posted the bobblehead item:
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Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.
In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com.
After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent.
Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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