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ed and shaped the direction of the of game paintball. From amazing
ng streaks, to the foundation of the game itself - paintball is a unique
ory. in this column we’ll bring you a few stories of who, how and why
September, 1994: Fred
Schultz Inks Deal to Play
Paintball on Main Street
Disney (shown on ESPN II)
Paintball USA
at the International Amateur Open and
other events. For years Schultz also did
color commentary on TV and videos,
and was in demand at number of charity events and big games.
In 1994 the charismatic Shultz
signed a deal with
Disney and ESPN
to do a television
show filmed on
Main Street in
Downtown Disney.
Schultz brought
with him Denny
Tippmann Jr., Tom
Kaye, Dan Colby,
Rene Boucher,
Tim Schloss, and a host of other paintball industry notables as well as some
of his Constant Pursuit teammates. The
show pitted the industry contingent
against Schultz and C.P. Despite the
fact that the show was the highest rated program on ESPN that weekend, it
was only a one-off affair. It did however
get the ball rolling with ESPN, who later
filmed the World Paintball Championships and showed the event for several
months on both ESPN and ESPN II.
Fred will best be remembered as the
sport’s first true ambassador. His onstage persona was legendary as he
worked the crowd in his camo tuxedo
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