SL/R129: Ray Horton sells Mercedes for $20
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Ray Horton sells Mercedes for $20
Ray Horton sells Mercedes to Steelers cafeteria worker for $20
By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY
Former Steelers assistant coach Ray Horton was making the rounds on the day he was to leave for his new post as defensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals.
He approached Maurice Matthews, a cafeteria worker at the team's Pittsburgh headquarters, and said "Hey, I need a favor from you. How much money you have in your pocket?"
"I got $20," Matthews said.
Horton took the money. "Sold for $20!"
Then Horton handed Matthews the keys to his red 1999 Mercedes Benz SL500 convertible, parked outside, no strings attached.
"I'm like, 'Stop playing with me Ray; don't play with me,' " Matthews told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "The other (workers) were looking at me, their jaws dropped. Ray said, 'Hey, you always liked the car, you're a good dude, I know you'll take care of it. It's yours.' "
Horton, a nine-year NFL veteran of the Bengals and Cowboys, had been an NFL assistant coach for 17 years before accepting his first coordinator assignment in February.
By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY
Former Steelers assistant coach Ray Horton was making the rounds on the day he was to leave for his new post as defensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals.
He approached Maurice Matthews, a cafeteria worker at the team's Pittsburgh headquarters, and said "Hey, I need a favor from you. How much money you have in your pocket?"
"I got $20," Matthews said.
Horton took the money. "Sold for $20!"
Then Horton handed Matthews the keys to his red 1999 Mercedes Benz SL500 convertible, parked outside, no strings attached.
"I'm like, 'Stop playing with me Ray; don't play with me,' " Matthews told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "The other (workers) were looking at me, their jaws dropped. Ray said, 'Hey, you always liked the car, you're a good dude, I know you'll take care of it. It's yours.' "
Horton, a nine-year NFL veteran of the Bengals and Cowboys, had been an NFL assistant coach for 17 years before accepting his first coordinator assignment in February.
