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Super Bowl winner Sammy Watkins coming home for the 82nd annual Edison Festival of Lights

Sammy Watkins, Super Bowl Winner
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A big name is coming back to Fort Myers for the 82nd annual Edison Festival of Lights.

Organizers tell us Sammy Watkins will be an honorary grand marshal for the parade.

Watkins is fresh off winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, catching 5 passes for 98 yards in the game.

Watkins is one of the best high school football players to come out of southwest Florida.

He played high school ball for the South Fort Myers Wolfpack.

He won't be alone: Olivia Trader of Cape Coral will be joining him.

She's famous in her own way, being one of the new faces for the Girl Scout's Tagalong cookies.

Both will be accompanying Sarai Salinas, who will be the official Grand Marshal for the parade.

She recently beat cancer at Golisano Children's hospital.