ONCE upon a time, Dan Houghton was a young Warrington Wolves fan who had the honour of running onto the Wilderspool Stadium pitch to hand Lee Briers his kicking tee.
Now he sponsors the Wire legend.
Dan and Sam Houghton's Sale-based facilities management company TopMark Solutions has reached a deal to sponsor the club's now assistant coach Briers as well as the shot clock at the Halliwell Jones Stadium - introduced under new rules for the 2019 Super League season.
The new shot clock
Lifelong supporter Dan said: "I was lucky enough to work for the club when I was 16 at the old Wilderspool Stadium, and part of my duties was running on the kicking tee for Lee Briers.
"Lee has since hung up his boots and is now assistant coach, which made our sponsorship an easy selection.
"I had always kept in touch with Lee, and going from running on his kicking tee to sponsoring him has been a remarkable journey.
"Both myself and Sam see this as a long-term partnership, and we extremely proud to be sponsoring our hometown club - and in particular Lee Briers, who has now been at the club for 20 years and is one of the finest players to ever play for the club."
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