My New Hero Is A Man Named Pug Winkler That Owns A Home Filled With 2,000 Football Helmets
NY Post- With football season just around the corner, Pug Winkler is hoping for a Hail Mary. He needs to find a buyer for the Las Vegas property he’s called home for 23 years — to the tune of $1.15 million — and perhaps he can score a touchdown by passing it to another football die-hard. While the residence doesn’t have an indoor pigskin-shaped pool, or a full-size football field in the yard, 2590 E. Viking Rd. boasts one of the world’s largest collections of football helmets. “I got into collecting them by accident,” Winkler, a 77-year-old Brooklyn native, told The Post of his impressive array of brain buckets, which can be seen on display in a number of the listing’s marketing images. Fifty years and nearly 2,000 collegiate football helmets later, Winkler’s priceless collection has outgrown his 6,000-square-foot abode. And it’s not like he’s limited to keeping it all in a man cave or basement.
The rumors are true- Pug Winkler, former resident of Brooklyn & owner of one of the coolest names ever, is putting his Vegas home for sale to the tune of $1.15 Million! Now obviously someone that has spent 50 years collecting over 2,000 college helmets isn't to include his collection in the asking price- These helmets are staying with Pug until the day he checks out as evidenced by a ridiculously alpha line from him.
“I have no wife to answer to, and if I did, and she said no, she wouldn’t be my wife anymore,” said Winkler, who has literally decked all his halls with helmets. They’re even in the kitchen and bathrooms. In fact, there are at least 60 surrounding the marble Jacuzzi in his master bath.
You ever think ole Pug would marry a lady that wasn't supportive of his football helmet collection? HA, you woulda thought. This man is married to the football helmet game and business is ABOOMIN'! And how about the fact that the man even has 60 helmets surrounding his marble JACUZZI in the master bathroom? There's not even a picture of him in there but I kinda think I want Pug Winkler to be my best friend? Just a 77-year-old with his helmets, hot tub, and single & ready to mingle. Pug Winkler is my quarterback. What a hero.