It Isn't Just An Old Rocking Chair

It is just an old rocking chair.  It creaks when it rocks because the glue has dried up.  It really doesn't even feel comfortable sitting in it.  It is old.  We keep it in our basement rather than regularly use it. Because of the associations connected with that old rocking chair, it is very valuable to me.  My parents owned a furniture store in Norman, Oklahoma.  I grew up in Norman and loved the University of Oklahoma football team, the Sooner's, and their heritage.  When Dad purchased that old rocking chair, he was told that it once belonged to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Owen.  Mr. Bernie Owen came to Norman in 1905 to coach the OU football team.  He coached the team for 22 years.  The team had great success under his guidance. He was also the Athletic Director of the university during this period.  The OU football stadium is named Owen Field in honor of Coach Bernie Owen.  It is just an old uncomfortable rocking chair but because of it's story, it is valuable to me, an OU football fan.  Because of the story, it isn't just an old rocking chair to me.