SPORTS IN A MINUTE: PERFECT CARD FOR MCGILLIVRAY

THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE

Dave McGillivray was going through some old stuff recently and he found a card his brother, Alan, had given him a few years ago.

The birthday card was either the luckiest find in birthday card history, or the biggest coincidence in birthday card history.

"It's your birthday ... Since you like to exercise, why don't you go out and run as many miles as your age?"

Of course, McGillivray has been doing that since he was 12, usually with a dozen friends and family helping him along the way.

Then came the punch line inside:

"Just think what an accomplishment running across the country would be!"

Wow. McGillivray did run across the country, Medford, Ore. to Medford, Mass. in 1978. 

McGillivray posted the card on Facebook, honoring his brother, who not only passed away recently but would've turned 66 on Thursday.

"I really miss my brother," said McGillivray. "He supported me in everything I did. He was a special person in my life."