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Jimmy Chulkas, of the Clock restaurant on W. Poinsett Street, shows the length of the bill for the Greer football team. Chulkas and the Clock annually feeds the Greer football team during Camp Swarm.
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Raymond Booker, left, and Emmanuel Kelly return for their senior seasons.
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Enjoying their meals and giving the thumbs up are, clockwise from bottom left, Zeke Whiteside, Louie Richardson, D.J. Sitton and Deandre Moren.
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Two of these four players are among the walking wounded with a cast on one player's arm and a sprained thumb wrapped on another.
Jimmy Chulkas and the Clock Restaurant family and employees treated the 2013 edition of the Greer football team and its coaches to a free meal this afternoon. It’s become an annual event during the middle of Camp Swarm, a three-day team bonding and intensive summer camp.
“They support us 364 days a year, we can support them for one,” Chulkas said. “They are always well-mannered, they say thank you and appreciate coming here.”
Chulkas said he remembers some of them as toddlers when their parents visited the Clock. “My dad goes back to 1973 and remembers their families further back.”
The players could order any item off the menu. Many ordered chicken strips and fries.
Chulkas, glancing at the players, gave his own general scouting report. “I think they look bigger than last year, especially the defensive line.”
If Chulkas needed a measuring tool, he could look at the bill that measured taller than he was against last year’s.