Tinklenberg video talks about creation of the NSC

By Barclay Kruse, NSC Chief Communications Officer

You find the most interesting things on YouTube.

I was checking that popular video-posting website today to make sure our most recent edition of NSCtv was posted correctly. (We're posting NSCtv both on the NSC's website and also on YouTube. So yes, it was work related!)

As any YouTube addict knows, one of the powerful and intriguing things about YouTube is the list of "Related Videos" that pops up just to the right of the video you're viewing. If you click on the April 17 edition of NSCtv, you'll find a related video that shows Elwyn Tinklenberg reminiscing about the creation of the National Sports Center in 1990. Tinklenberg was the mayor of Blaine at the time the NSC was built, and he is currently running for U.S. Congress from Minnesota's 6th district. This video was posted on his campaign website. El lives just a couple miles from the NSC, and he's still a frequent visitor to our campus for various different events.

It's a nice little video, only 2:17 long, with some interesting historical context, and also some talk about what Schwan's USA CUP meant to a city that back then didn't see many international visitors. Check it out by clicking here.

El has always been a big supporter of the NSC, and this video shows his pride in the leadership role he took to help facilitate our original construction.