Sean Gallagher laughs at the memory.


Wasn’t funny at the time, though.


Gallagher and his best friend in eighth grade, James Conner, were about to take in their first NFL game: Steelers-Browns, Dec. 28, 2008, Heinz Field.


They were 13. And very stoked. Troy Polamalu, Ben Roethlisberger, Willie Parker and Hines Ward were among the stars they would see that day.
Sean’s dad, Mike, a photographer scheduled to work the game, drove the two boys and another friend from Erie, Pa. The plan was to purchase tickets from a scalper.


The plan worked, too — until the three boys realized the tickets were fake.........

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