For the last 20 years, Tom and his wife, Diane, have been attending Atlanta Falcons games, long before either of their sons were born. Not even pregnancy would keep these two away from watching their favorite team take the field on Sundays. In fact, they have not even missed an away game during the last 3 seasons. It would take serious fans like these to come up with their tailgate vehicle idea. Tom's original idea was to customize a hearse in Falcons' colors, complete with an opening coffin that would reveal a mannequin wearing the jersey and helmet of that week's opponent. Diane put a quick stop to that idea by letting Tom know that she intended to take only one ride in a hearse, and it would not be to a football game.