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Hawk Harrelson once rode a helicopter to a long drive contest and won it (wearing cowboy boots)

Harrelson arrives to long drive contest in helicopter

Hawk Harrelson fielded questions from fans on Wednesday and, after taking a question from AJ Pierzynski (yes, really), the White Sox broadcaster told a wild story about a long drive contest during his playing days. The gist of it is that Hawk arrived to a long drive contest in Cleveland via helicopter, borrowed a driver from one of the other competitors, took a couple practice swings and drove a ball 350 yards. Here's what it looked like:

He was also wearing cowboy boots. Afterwards, he gave the peace sign, hopped back in the helicopter and disappeared into the sky. The end.

Watch the video above for the full rundown.

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