American Celebrity Convert
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
Prior to their recent dominance, the Geelong Cats had not won a Premiership since 1963, the same year Beverly Hills mayor and Paramount executive John Mirisch was born. Mirisch has an affinity for blue and white because those are the colors of his college team and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 1963 was also the same year the Dodgers defeated former cross-town rival the New York Yankees in the World Series.