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Raleigh fan has souvenirs from 13 Olympic Games
Hill Carrow has attended seven Winter Games and six Summer Games.
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Hill Carrow has attended seven Winter Games and six Summer Games.
SHOWING OF >>> A CEREAL BOX AND A SWEATSHIRT. STAGGERING BATCH OF SOUVENIRS. THEY STOP BY FOR A LOOK AND ENDED UP WITH A KEEPSAKE FOR HIMSELF. >> Reporter: SOMEWHERE IN THIS PICTURE IS HILL CAROL A LAW STUDENT AT COLUMBIA. HE ROUNDED UP SOME LAW SCHOOL BUDDIES AND MADE A ROAD TRIP NORTH OUT OF NEW YORK CITY. THEY WERE GOING TO WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS. >> I WAS HOOKED AFTER THAT. I WANTED TO BE AS INVOLVED AS I COULD. >> Reporter: HE HAS TRAVELED TO SIX SUMMER GAMES AND SEVEN WINTER GAMES. HE IS AN EVENT RECRUITER SERVING AS CEO OF THE TRIANGLE SPORTS COMMISSION. >> WE ENJOYED THE WINTER SPORTS. AND I LIKE THE WINTER GAMES SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE SUMMER GAMES. >> IN DISPLAY IS MEMORABILIA FROM WINTER OLYMPIC SEASONS HE'S ATTENDED THROUGHOUT THE DECADES. SWEATERS AND SWEATSHIRTS. NECKTIES AND THAT CAPS. OLYMPIC PROGRAMS FROM SALT LAKE CITY IN 2002 TO LAKE PLACID IN 1980. THERE'S EVEN A FROSTED MANY WEIGHTS BOX WITH THE BOBSLEDDING TEAM FROM U.S. ON IT. THE WINTER OLYMPICS HAVE A CERTAIN INTIMACY ABOUT THEM. HE HAS NOT ONLY WATCHED THE OLYMPICS IN PERSON HE HAS WORKED THEM. AND SALT LAKE FOR EXAMPLE HELP SECURE SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE GAMES. AS FOR HIS FAVORITE WINTER OLYMPICS EXPERIENCE? HE WOULD HAVE TO SAY LILYHAMMER IN 1994. >> AND ONE REASON I SAY THAT, IS THAT THE NORWEGIANS LOVE WINTER SPORTS. AND THEY WOULD SLEEP IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT SO THEY COULD BE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE LINE WHERE THE ATHLETES WERE GOING BY THE NEXT DAY. >> Reporter: HE'S GIVING ME A MOMENTUM NOW. A TIE. >> THIS IS A TIE THAT IS A COMMEMORATIVE TYPE. 1924. NEXT UP MILANO CORTINA 2026. HE HOPES TO BE THERE. BUT YOU CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT HE WILL BRING BACK. WRAL NEWS, CARRIE. >> THAT IS AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION. HE'S ALSO AN ATHLETE HIMSELF. A SWIMMER THAT HAS COMPETED IN CHAPEL HILL AND IN THE U.S. MASTERS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE'S BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA SWIMMING HALL OF FAME. ABSOLUTELY WILD.