I just bought this today with the discount and eBay bucks. Pretty excited!
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1952 Bowman US Presidents PSA 7 & up
Pro Football Hall of Fame Indianapolis Colts PSA Registry Set
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Andre Dawson Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
Mark Grace Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
Al Kaline was my dad’s favorite player so he became one of my favorite players even though he retired three years before I was born. About 10 years ago my parents visited Cooperstown and my dad bought me this bat. It was either a Christmas present or birthday present and he told me his hope was if Kaline ever came back to the TriStar show I could get it signed. As luck would have it, I only had to wait 6 months to get it signed.
@BunchOBull said:
Here's another I'm partial to, a piece of signed and inscribed Metrodome roofing, under which Frank hit both his 1st and 500th HR.
I have a similar piece of the Metrodome roof where Cal Ripken Jr. got his 3000th hit (they made 8 special framed display placques with these roof pieces)
IMF
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This is one of my all-time favorite NASCAR autographs. Fireball was the first NASCAR superstar. He won 33 races in the Cup series and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014. He died on July 2, 1964 from complications due to be burned in a fiery wreck at the World 600 in Charlotte.
I have a similar piece of the Metrodome roof where Cal Ripken Jr. got his 3000th hit (they made 8 special framed display placques with these roof pieces)
For some reason I never realized that's where Cal hit #3000. Very cool. To my knowledge Frank never signed these for any production pieces, but he signed this and inscribed it for free during one of his Big Hurt Beer signing tours and said it was a first for him.
I forgot my son left these with me to hold onto until he's settled down after his move to Denver so I thought I'd share them here. He picked out the Ortiz auto'd picture for his birthday from a reputable local card shop back around 2010ish.
The Ray Bourque jesey was a gift from his grandfather who was a Sales Manager at a local Ford dealership back in the 90's-early 2000's. Bourque had some kind of contract with that dealership,not sure if it was doing commercials or what but everytime Ray went to the dealership for something,my father in law would have a different Bruins jersey for Ray to sign to my son Nick. At one point there were 6 different autographed jerseys but Nick sold off all but this one below.
Here's another of my favorites, not a great picture, but the poster has a huge Pete Maravich signature along with a personalization to a family friend. I know that most people would prefer an autograph not be personalized but I like them, especially when there is more than the usual content, gives a glimpse into the athletes personality.
Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
Had the Hall of Fame print this for me from their archives then had Banks sign it at the Cubs convention. Love that it has Jackie Robinson sliding in and shows Banks’ athleticism.
Had the Hall of Fame print this for me from their archives then had Banks sign it at the Cubs convention. Love that it has Jackie Robinson sliding in and shows Banks’ athleticism.
That is one heck of a piece! Having Banks and Robinson in a "in game/action photo" already made the piece awesome, but having Banks' signature on it too makes this piece special.
I have a similar piece of the Metrodome roof where Cal Ripken Jr. got his 3000th hit (they made 8 special framed display placques with these roof pieces)
For some reason I never realized that's where Cal hit #3000. Very cool. To my knowledge Frank never signed these for any production pieces, but he signed this and inscribed it for free during one of his Big Hurt Beer signing tours and said it was a first for him.
He also played in his 2000th Consecutive Game there in 1994...Here is a seatback (of course #8) from the Metrodome which is pretty special to me as well:
Successful dealings with Wcsportscards94558, EagleEyeKid, SamsGirl214, Volver, DwayneDrain, Oaksey25, Griffins, Cardfan07, Etc.
Sort of a 5 way tie. The Gretzky, Lindberghs and Parent were all obtained my freshman year, which was the last year the Flyers practiced at the Class of 23 rink. The western teams would practice there too if they came in a day early. The Flyers team photo was from a reunion show around 1990 at the Garden State Race Track. The Schmidt gamer was picked up at the 1986 National in Arlington. It was a dealer that basically had Schmidt stuff as he supposedly was his agent or affiliated with his agent or something to that effect. I've gone through the program a few times over the years but can't definitively determine which dealer it was.
This qualifies as my "favorite" autograph, as I pulled it myself from a blaster box. I am not at all a fan of the player, the autograph looks like an illegible scribble, the pen looks like it was running dry, as it was more orange than red, and like his postseason contact problems (Greg Holland says hello, and the ghost of Ventura reminds you to look at the scoreboard, Kiiiiid!), the pen couldn't stay on the card. I posted it raw on eBay, and it sold for just under $1,000 after fees.
Roughly eight months later, I was alerted to the estate sale of a local Royals superfan. The volume of his collection was beyond words, and I posted a thread about it at the time. For just a little over $1,000 with the buyer's premium, I literally ended up with hundreds of collectibles, dozens and dozens of autographs (mostly Royals, but as varied as Lenny Dykstra, Fergie Jenkins, Mark Wohlers, Bill Mazeroski, etc), including 35-40 autographed Brett items.
These are some of the coolest from that haul.
I would make that swap all day, every day, without hesitation.
Doug, that’s an amazing story and swap and I agree, I would do that every single day and twice on Sunday. Awesome!
I did the same thing on a much (MUCH!) smaller scale. Pulled Austin Hays red ink out of a 2018 heritage blaster and traded it to an orioles superfan for thirteen 1941 Play Ball commons, including one that later graded a PSA 4. I was happy with that trade off as well.
I somehow ended up seeing a Gilchrist on ebay just yesterday and they were asking a large sum. Not super knowledgable about older players, especially pre-late 60s, so I looked him up.
It seems he lived a fairly long life (D. 2011) and it sounded like he was quite entrepreneurial. But, I also saw mention that he suffered from CTE for many years before he died (although that was from cancer apparently).
Why is his autograph so expensive? Health issues? Short supply? Limited signing habits?
The Oliva took me a bit to find and was pretty happy about it too. There are a lot of tougher guys in that subset. I'll buy these when I see them, especially if I still need it, but I have all but given up on the current pursuit. If I could nearly complete 1960-2010 (I know I will never get Munson, Jeter, Ichiro) I would be pretty damn happy.
@yankeesman said:
Here are my favorites from my Rookie Cup chase so far:
I collect Steve Garvey, Dodgers and signed cards. Collector since 1978.
@pdub1819 said: @brad312 That Ernie Banks is really cool! I had no idea that you can purchase prints from the Hall of Fame.
You need to make an appointment with the HOF library and tell them what player archives you want to look through. They then pull folders of photographs and or documents on the player. Many of the newspapers allow the HOF to reprint their photos. The ones that the Hall can reprint are stamped on the back. It is extremely reasonable to have them print them for you.
@mrmopar said:
I somehow ended up seeing a Gilchrist on ebay just yesterday and they were asking a large sum. Not super knowledgable about older players, especially pre-late 60s, so I looked him up.
It seems he lived a fairly long life (D. 2011) and it sounded like he was quite entrepreneurial. But, I also saw mention that he suffered from CTE for many years before he died (although that was from cancer apparently).
Why is his autograph so expensive? Health issues? Short supply? Limited signing habits?
Cookie was a fascinating guy. I would encourage you to continue learning about him.
But to answer your question, he was likely one of the most talented players of all time, though early issues with the NFL and his own strong will got in the way of that. He did perform incredibly for the Buffalo Bills in the early year of the AFL. He was also very entrepreneurial, though none of his attempts were particularly successful. But it is believed that Cookie developed CTE very early. He believed that people were all out to take advantage of him, which is somewhat understandable given his history, and he essentially became a recluse in the early/mid 1970s. He signed very few (if any) autographs after that period, and when he did respond to requests, he demanded outlandish signing fees, like $1500-$2000 per signature.
He was befriended by a collector very late in his life. This collector helped him get care through the NFL, helped him pay bills, and other things. The story was eventually told in a book called The Cookie that Didn't Crumble, by Chris Garbarino. Anyway, Chris convinced Cookie to do a signing late in life to help generate some much-needed money. His signature had changed greatly over time, but those were the last autographs he signed after a roughly 40-year break.
The 1963 Fleer shown above is from a collection I bought from someone who got cards signed at stadiums as a kid in the 1960s. The 1964 Topps below came from that final signing.
Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
@mrmopar said:
I somehow ended up seeing a Gilchrist on ebay just yesterday and they were asking a large sum. Not super knowledgable about older players, especially pre-late 60s, so I looked him up.
It seems he lived a fairly long life (D. 2011) and it sounded like he was quite entrepreneurial. But, I also saw mention that he suffered from CTE for many years before he died (although that was from cancer apparently).
Why is his autograph so expensive? Health issues? Short supply? Limited signing habits?
Cookie was a fascinating guy. I would encourage you to continue learning about him.
But to answer your question, he was likely one of the most talented players of all time, though early issues with the NFL and his own strong will got in the way of that. He did perform incredibly for the Buffalo Bills in the early year of the AFL. He was also very entrepreneurial, though none of his attempts were particularly successful. But it is believed that Cookie developed CTE very early. He believed that people were all out to take advantage of him, which is somewhat understandable given his history, and he essentially became a recluse in the early/mid 1970s. He signed very few (if any) autographs after that period, and when he did respond to requests, he demanded outlandish signing fees, like $1500-$2000 per signature.
He was befriended by a collector very late in his life. This collector helped him get care through the NFL, helped him pay bills, and other things. The story was eventually told in a book called The Cookie that Didn't Crumble, by Chris Garbarino. Anyway, Chris convinced Cookie to do a signing late in life to help generate some much-needed money. His signature had changed greatly over time, but those were the last autographs he signed after a roughly 40-year break.
The 1963 Fleer shown above is from a collection I bought from someone who got cards signed at stadiums as a kid in the 1960s. The 1964 Topps below came from that final signing.
Just to piggyback on what Todd shared, if you can get a copy of Chris' book about Gilchrist you should definitely read it. Todd recommended it to me a few years ago, was an incredible read and I learned so much about a player that should be remembered.
Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
Thanks for the info on Gilchrest, what an interesting guy. Crazy that he dominated the CFL on both sides of the ball in what was a pretty good league at the time.
And his early AFL number are incredible. Relative to todays stars, his behaviour wouldn’t even get noticed. Teams would be crawling over each other to get a guy like that, and I bet he’d get more the 15 carries a game.
Todd- I know close to nothing about the football HOF but wouldn’t his career be enough to get him in? I know that the hockey HOF considers total career and a player with his career would likely get in.
@80sOPC said:
Thanks for the info on Gilchrest, what an interesting guy. Crazy that he dominated the CFL on both sides of the ball in what was a pretty good league at the time.
And his early AFL number are incredible. Relative to todays stars, his behaviour wouldn’t even get noticed. Teams would be crawling over each other to get a guy like that, and I bet he’d get more the 15 carries a game.
Todd- I know close to nothing about the football HOF but wouldn’t his career be enough to get him in? I know that the hockey HOF considers total career and a player with his career would likely get in.
Well, the Pro Football Hall of Fame does not consider CFL statistics, so his career as far as they are concerned is just the four+ years he spent in the AFL. That will never be enough.
Cookie really got taken advantage of early on, which greatly changed the course of his career. Cookie was a HIGHLY touted high school star and basically had his choice of colleges to attend. However, Paul Brown signed him to an NFL contract right out of high school. The NFL overruled the contract based on Cookie's age. However, the process had nullified his amateur status and so he could no longer play college football. That is why he went to Canada.
Here is a decent article about how dominant a player Cookie was in his prime:
Thanks for the additional info Todd! Now you have me on a hunt for a nice 58 Topps CFL, I grew up in Regina and the Riders are big part of the culture there. My first job was slinging peanuts at the stadium.
I have a similar piece of the Metrodome roof where Cal Ripken Jr. got his 3000th hit (they made 8 special framed display placques with these roof pieces)
For some reason I never realized that's where Cal hit #3000. Very cool. To my knowledge Frank never signed these for any production pieces, but he signed this and inscribed it for free during one of his Big Hurt Beer signing tours and said it was a first for him.
He also played in his 2000th Consecutive Game there in 1994...Here is a seatback (of course #8) from the Metrodome which is pretty special to me as well:
I wandered in here and thought I could add the 2,000th game tidbit (should’ve known it was posted already). I was at the stadium getting autographs that night and Cal came out with his wife late at night with champagne I believe and basically apologized for not signing because his wife was there. I don’t recall anyone complaining which was nice. Minutes later we got Kevin Costner’s autograph though.
Another one of my favorites. Got the 8X10 signed at an event called Ticketstock in Dallas in 2002. Hosted by a popular local sports radio station. I decided to add the cards around it. At the time of the event I could only find this picture and a plain picture of him in a Royals uni. Wanted something more fitting his dual sports stardom but lacked the time to procure it.
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I have a few.
Here's one my aunt got personalized for me about a year before Roger died:
These were all pack pulls:
Todd
Not sure either Earl or Billy.
2000 UD /24
I just bought this today with the discount and eBay bucks. Pretty excited!
Working on the following sets
1980's and 1990's Topps Baseball BBCE FASC - Cello or Wax Boxes
1952 Bowman US Presidents PSA 7 & up
Pro Football Hall of Fame Indianapolis Colts PSA Registry Set
June 9th Cubs full ticket or stubs - 1981 to 2020
Andre Dawson Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
Mark Grace Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
Al Kaline was my dad’s favorite player so he became one of my favorite players even though he retired three years before I was born. About 10 years ago my parents visited Cooperstown and my dad bought me this bat. It was either a Christmas present or birthday present and he told me his hope was if Kaline ever came back to the TriStar show I could get it signed. As luck would have it, I only had to wait 6 months to get it signed.
Chipper Jones Basic Topps Set - All 10's for 10
Sam Houston State Alumni Rookie Set
Wow that’s awesome! I’m not one for signed bats usually, but that is killer. Wonder if they made one for Yaz.
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#1 John Hannah master set
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Here's another I'm partial to, a piece of signed and inscribed Metrodome roofing, under which Frank hit both his 1st and 500th HR.
I have a similar piece of the Metrodome roof where Cal Ripken Jr. got his 3000th hit (they made 8 special framed display placques with these roof pieces)
IMF
The roof pieces are really cool, never seen those before!
Yes, there is actually one on eBay right now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carl-Yastrzemski-Career-Stats-Cooperstown-Bat-Co-Full-Size-Bat-LE-250-BC1496/124015451959?hash=item1cdfe59f37:g:masAAOSwKfZd-lLi
Chipper Jones Basic Topps Set - All 10's for 10
Sam Houston State Alumni Rookie Set
Awesome!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
This is one of my all-time favorite NASCAR autographs. Fireball was the first NASCAR superstar. He won 33 races in the Cup series and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014. He died on July 2, 1964 from complications due to be burned in a fiery wreck at the World 600 in Charlotte.
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For some reason I never realized that's where Cal hit #3000. Very cool. To my knowledge Frank never signed these for any production pieces, but he signed this and inscribed it for free during one of his Big Hurt Beer signing tours and said it was a first for him.
I forgot my son left these with me to hold onto until he's settled down after his move to Denver so I thought I'd share them here. He picked out the Ortiz auto'd picture for his birthday from a reputable local card shop back around 2010ish.
The Ray Bourque jesey was a gift from his grandfather who was a Sales Manager at a local Ford dealership back in the 90's-early 2000's. Bourque had some kind of contract with that dealership,not sure if it was doing commercials or what but everytime Ray went to the dealership for something,my father in law would have a different Bruins jersey for Ray to sign to my son Nick. At one point there were 6 different autographed jerseys but Nick sold off all but this one below.
Eric
Erikthredd’s MJ Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset/395035
Erikthredd’s Nike Air Jordan Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/basketball/key-card-sets/nike-poster-cards-michael-jordan-1985-1992/alltimeset/408486
Here's another of my favorites, not a great picture, but the poster has a huge Pete Maravich signature along with a personalization to a family friend. I know that most people would prefer an autograph not be personalized but I like them, especially when there is more than the usual content, gives a glimpse into the athletes personality.
Had the Hall of Fame print this for me from their archives then had Banks sign it at the Cubs convention. Love that it has Jackie Robinson sliding in and shows Banks’ athleticism.
That is one heck of a piece! Having Banks and Robinson in a "in game/action photo" already made the piece awesome, but having Banks' signature on it too makes this piece special.
He also played in his 2000th Consecutive Game there in 1994...Here is a seatback (of course #8) from the Metrodome which is pretty special to me as well:
@Ironmanfan That is outstanding! I love seeing your collection, one of my favorites.
Thanks, Cal enjoyed signing for me too (he thought it was really cool)
IMF
Agreed!
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#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
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The more unique the better (for me anyways):
IMF
Thanks Parkerplenty
Sort of a 5 way tie. The Gretzky, Lindberghs and Parent were all obtained my freshman year, which was the last year the Flyers practiced at the Class of 23 rink. The western teams would practice there too if they came in a day early. The Flyers team photo was from a reunion show around 1990 at the Garden State Race Track. The Schmidt gamer was picked up at the 1986 National in Arlington. It was a dealer that basically had Schmidt stuff as he supposedly was his agent or affiliated with his agent or something to that effect. I've gone through the program a few times over the years but can't definitively determine which dealer it was.
Here are my favorites from my Rookie Cup chase so far:
www.questfortherookiecup.com
Always love a Tony C sighting!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
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@brad312 That Ernie Banks is really cool! I had no idea that you can purchase prints from the Hall of Fame.
Here are a few more of my favorites.
https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204
This qualifies as my "favorite" autograph, as I pulled it myself from a blaster box. I am not at all a fan of the player, the autograph looks like an illegible scribble, the pen looks like it was running dry, as it was more orange than red, and like his postseason contact problems (Greg Holland says hello, and the ghost of Ventura reminds you to look at the scoreboard, Kiiiiid!), the pen couldn't stay on the card. I posted it raw on eBay, and it sold for just under $1,000 after fees.
Roughly eight months later, I was alerted to the estate sale of a local Royals superfan. The volume of his collection was beyond words, and I posted a thread about it at the time. For just a little over $1,000 with the buyer's premium, I literally ended up with hundreds of collectibles, dozens and dozens of autographs (mostly Royals, but as varied as Lenny Dykstra, Fergie Jenkins, Mark Wohlers, Bill Mazeroski, etc), including 35-40 autographed Brett items.
These are some of the coolest from that haul.
I would make that swap all day, every day, without hesitation.
Here are a handful...
Doug, that’s an amazing story and swap and I agree, I would do that every single day and twice on Sunday. Awesome!
I did the same thing on a much (MUCH!) smaller scale. Pulled Austin Hays red ink out of a 2018 heritage blaster and traded it to an orioles superfan for thirteen 1941 Play Ball commons, including one that later graded a PSA 4. I was happy with that trade off as well.
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
I somehow ended up seeing a Gilchrist on ebay just yesterday and they were asking a large sum. Not super knowledgable about older players, especially pre-late 60s, so I looked him up.
It seems he lived a fairly long life (D. 2011) and it sounded like he was quite entrepreneurial. But, I also saw mention that he suffered from CTE for many years before he died (although that was from cancer apparently).
Why is his autograph so expensive? Health issues? Short supply? Limited signing habits?
The Oliva took me a bit to find and was pretty happy about it too. There are a lot of tougher guys in that subset. I'll buy these when I see them, especially if I still need it, but I have all but given up on the current pursuit. If I could nearly complete 1960-2010 (I know I will never get Munson, Jeter, Ichiro) I would be pretty damn happy.
I have a couple I really like.
@thunderdan those are incredible. I love the high grade cards. I never understood getting a great autograph on a poor conditioned card.
Brian
This is a type 1. Hull in Jets uni plus the inscription and getting the auto in person makes this one special:
Awesome Jim Brown RC!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
Hey...
Cookie was a fascinating guy. I would encourage you to continue learning about him.
But to answer your question, he was likely one of the most talented players of all time, though early issues with the NFL and his own strong will got in the way of that. He did perform incredibly for the Buffalo Bills in the early year of the AFL. He was also very entrepreneurial, though none of his attempts were particularly successful. But it is believed that Cookie developed CTE very early. He believed that people were all out to take advantage of him, which is somewhat understandable given his history, and he essentially became a recluse in the early/mid 1970s. He signed very few (if any) autographs after that period, and when he did respond to requests, he demanded outlandish signing fees, like $1500-$2000 per signature.
He was befriended by a collector very late in his life. This collector helped him get care through the NFL, helped him pay bills, and other things. The story was eventually told in a book called The Cookie that Didn't Crumble, by Chris Garbarino. Anyway, Chris convinced Cookie to do a signing late in life to help generate some much-needed money. His signature had changed greatly over time, but those were the last autographs he signed after a roughly 40-year break.
The 1963 Fleer shown above is from a collection I bought from someone who got cards signed at stadiums as a kid in the 1960s. The 1964 Topps below came from that final signing.
Just to piggyback on what Todd shared, if you can get a copy of Chris' book about Gilchrist you should definitely read it. Todd recommended it to me a few years ago, was an incredible read and I learned so much about a player that should be remembered.
Thanks for the info on Gilchrest, what an interesting guy. Crazy that he dominated the CFL on both sides of the ball in what was a pretty good league at the time.
And his early AFL number are incredible. Relative to todays stars, his behaviour wouldn’t even get noticed. Teams would be crawling over each other to get a guy like that, and I bet he’d get more the 15 carries a game.
Todd- I know close to nothing about the football HOF but wouldn’t his career be enough to get him in? I know that the hockey HOF considers total career and a player with his career would likely get in.
Wow - those are awesome Thunderdan - Banks rookie is on my someday list. All of those are incredible but the Banks really caught my eye!
here be anutter one.......... from a UD contest give away
24/24 to boot
Well, the Pro Football Hall of Fame does not consider CFL statistics, so his career as far as they are concerned is just the four+ years he spent in the AFL. That will never be enough.
Cookie really got taken advantage of early on, which greatly changed the course of his career. Cookie was a HIGHLY touted high school star and basically had his choice of colleges to attend. However, Paul Brown signed him to an NFL contract right out of high school. The NFL overruled the contract based on Cookie's age. However, the process had nullified his amateur status and so he could no longer play college football. That is why he went to Canada.
Here is a decent article about how dominant a player Cookie was in his prime:
https://www.si.com/nfl/talkoffame/nfl/state-your-case-why-cookie-gilchrist-is-worthy-of-hof-consideration-DG_0yF6bEUamsLxv0jC8zg
Here's mine. Longoria's batting gloves from when he hit his first career home run.
Longoria Collector. Love the Longo!
600+ PSA Graded 4,700+ unique Longoria cards scanned on TCDB 800+ different Longo autograph cards Jeff
Thanks for the additional info Todd! Now you have me on a hunt for a nice 58 Topps CFL, I grew up in Regina and the Riders are big part of the culture there. My first job was slinging peanuts at the stadium.
I wandered in here and thought I could add the 2,000th game tidbit (should’ve known it was posted already). I was at the stadium getting autographs that night and Cal came out with his wife late at night with champagne I believe and basically apologized for not signing because his wife was there. I don’t recall anyone complaining which was nice. Minutes later we got Kevin Costner’s autograph though.
Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains, or the power goes out. Think about that.
Here's another of mine. Got the three Yankees through private signings and the Disney graphs on our last trip to Disney at a character breakfast.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
Another one of my favorites. Got the 8X10 signed at an event called Ticketstock in Dallas in 2002. Hosted by a popular local sports radio station. I decided to add the cards around it. At the time of the event I could only find this picture and a plain picture of him in a Royals uni. Wanted something more fitting his dual sports stardom but lacked the time to procure it.
Sits above my door to my workout room