It started with a Linked In message.

In March 2013, Rich Lester reached out to me via Linked In with a request: He heard about an NCAA tournament pool named after his mother-in-law, and he and his kids wanted in.

Mrs. Glimm (aka Marion Glim) learned of the Glimm in 2011 from former Glimmer Greg Wilson, when he was researching the infamous Wilson Report, and shared the story with her family.

“My mother-in-law, Marion Glim has recounted the history behind the Marion Glim NCAA Tournament that you started years ago in her math class!” Rich wrote in the message. “It makes me laugh every time I think about it.”

Rich wanted to know if he and his kids — Mrs. Glimm’s grandchildren — could enter the pool.

Now, eight years later, Rich is one of a handful of relatives of Mrs. Glimm in the pool named after his mother-in-law — including Marion Glim herself. He’s the defending Glimm Scholarship winner. And a day into the 2021 tournament, he’s your Glimm leader.

In his Son-in-law-3 bracket, Rich picked 14 of 16 games correctly on Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament. He didn’t pick the day’s big upset (Oral Roberts over Ohio State), but he nailed upsets by Oregon State, Syracuse, Rutgers and North Texas. His 26.5 points give him a four-point lead over Kelly Bohling, Jay Sevilla and Bob Connors.

Will the son-in-law hold onto the lead? Games resume at 12:15 today, so we’ll find out soon enough. Full standings are here.

PLUS: The women’s tournament begins tomorrow, which means the inaugural Glimm Memorial Women’s NCAA Pool does, too! To enter, click here to fill out your bracket, and make sure to join the Glimm WBB 2021 group with password Alma.