- November 1, 2024
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The Hernandez family might not be huge Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, as evidenced by Alessandro Hernandez’s Miami Dolphins jersey, but they are fans of Dexter Jackson, the former Buc.
“We’re FSU people, and he played at FSU,” said mom Annya Hernandez of Jackson's time at Florida State University.
The Summerfield residents were at the Mall at University Town Center on Saturday for the Dad’s Day Block Party presented by Tri County Air Conditioning and Heating. And while dad Nick Hernandez was the man of the hour, it was Alessandro who received the special treat.
Jackson chatted with the family about FSU before letting Alessandro try on the Super Bowl ring he won with the Buccaneers in 2002 when he was named Most Valuable Player.
Jackson along with three other former pro athletes were the block party’s main event. Jackson and Shelton Quarles signed autographs for the Buccaneers and Ruslan Fedotenko and Darren Puppa signed for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Outside the mall, the crowd was entertained with batting cages, ax throwing and a sword fighting performance by the Steel Ring Academy. Gofruit was selling specialty lemonades with fruity flavors like mango and watermelon, and Bathe A Bin pulled up their big, pink truck to demonstrate how a garbage can gets clean again.