Legendary Tiger/Blue Jay purchased Big Lee's casket

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I can't speak for "Big Lee" Martin, the Metairie man who was shot and killed May 5 and whose massive collection of LSU paraphernalia was sold off during an estate sale last weekend. But I have a feeling Big Lee would like knowing his casket went to Wynne. Wynne, a New Orleans native who lives in Houston, was on the LSU football team's offensive line from 1998 to 2000, and he's a guy with a sense of humor. Before Wynne told me why he ended up buying perhaps Big Lee's most well-known personal affect, he admitted it was weird. Really weird. "It's a little bit strange, it's a little bit morbid, it's a little bit funny, it's a little bit entertaining," Wynne said. "It's a nice resemblance of New Orleans." Wynne didn't go himself to the estate sale, but a friend did, and that friend texted Wynne about the casket. "As morbid and fascinatingly tragic as it is, it's still a hell of an interesting conversation piece," Wynne said. Though he didn't pony up the $1,000 asking price, Wynne's $500 bid won him the casket. Wynne's brother and friend, former LSU and NFL player Stephen Peterman, picked it up and stored it at Wynne's father's home in Lakeview until he can drive in to pick it up.

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