Karen and Mark Sambrailo at the CSU parents’ and fans’ tailgate outside Mackay Stadium. Ty’s older brother, Erik, is in the gold Sambrailo jersey at right and his sister, Kiersten, is in white facing the camera (or at least the phone).
RENO — My pre-game story from the late Nevada-Colorado State matchup is posted , and it will run through early editions. It was a lot of fun to do, since I visited the Sambrailo family tailgate north of Mackay Stadium and talked with the parents of the Rams’ standout left tackle, Ty Sambrailo.
And in the glare of the late afternoon sunlight, these are the photos I came up with, using my cell phone.
OK, this shows why we have the true pros, the real photographers, on the staff.
Mark and Karen at their truck, with the sign advertising their tailgate. That’s Mark’s CU pole vault in the truck, and the CSU flag is atop it.
Karen and Mark Sambrailo at their tailgate.
Terry Frei: tfrei@denverpost.com or twitter.com/TFrei
