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Niedermayer vs. NeidermeyerMATT COKERPublished on May 15, 2003-Center for the NHL's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -Born on Dec. 28, 1974 -Resembles John Tesh -Wears a protective helmet -Known as a tremendous skater -He's considered a strong, silent type not prone to emotion. -He loves to put the puck on his teammates' sticks. -He was a member of the 1993 Canadian World Junior team that struck gold. -His father is a doctor in Cranbrook, British Columbia. -He spent two seasons battling injuries, including a bout with concussions. -Florida made him the No. 5 pick in the 1993 draft, but despite great speed, good hands and above-average size, he never lived up to his potential and became a whipping boy for Florida fans. -Calgary acquired him from Florida, but after two seasons and just before the playoffs, they let him go to Anaheim, where he has been red-hot. They shouldn't have fragged Niedermayer. -His current contract pays him $2.1 million per year. -Paul Kariya makes more ($10 million per year). -Disney owns the rights to Rob Niedermayer. DOUG NEIDERMEYER -Sergeant of arms for the Omegas of Farber College -Born on July 1, 1978 (the release date of National Lampoon's Animal House) -Resembles H.R. Haldeman -Wears a shiny army helmet -Known as a tremendous asshole -He's considered a loud, sadistic type prone to telling pledges to "drop and give me 20." -He loves to hit Dorfman with his riding crop. -Mark Metcalf, the actor who played him, was—no joke—the grand marshal of the 2002 Sheboygan, New Jersey, Jaycees Brat Day Parade. -His father "was an officer in the infantry during the Korean War." -A golf ball hit his horse, who threw him, causing neck and head injuries. -At the end of Animal House, a subtitle says Doug Neidermeyer went to Vietnam, where he was "killed by his own troops." -Twilight Zone—The Movie, a later film by Animal House director John Landis, includes a scene in a swamp in Vietnam where one of the soldiers says, "I told you we shouldn't have fragged Neidermeyer." -Metcalf earned scale on Animal House. -Donald Sutherland and Neidermeyer's horse were the only actors paid more than scale. -Universal Pictures owns the rights to Doug Neidermeyer.
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