GRAFTON, Wis. — A local volunteer has been grilling up burgers at Grafton football games for nearly two decades.

Dave Smith has been the dedicated griller for Grafton Black Hawks football games, cooking up around 100 burgers and dozens of bratwurst for fans at every home game.

The volunteer took on the role when his children were in school 18 years ago. Now, little can stop him from showing up to work the snack shack at Kellner Field.

"I had a surgery yesterday, and I've had a few surgeries over the years that — I've missed maybe three or four weeks in all these years," Smith said.

Smith usually begins his game-day routine four hours before kickoff, firing up the grill and preparing batches of smoked burgers. He marinates the bratwurst overnight to ensure they're ready for hungry fans.

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