What's Your "Honus Wanger"?

[dystopia]

That's a great story about Gary Anderson.     He was my sister's favorite player when he was with the Steelers.

I have several boxes of comic books I collected in the 80s.  But they're now sitting in my parents' basement probably decomposing in their mylar sleeves.

[Blader]

I have a baseball autographed by Denny McLain. 

I keep it with me at all times, just in case I run into Pete Rose, Kevin Mitchell, Steve Howe, Urqueth Urbina or Daryl Strawberry.

I think it would be worth a small fortune if I ever got all those guys on one ball.

[gleek]

The '98 Broncos would have bitch slapped the Vikings in the SB. Consider yourself lucky that the Vikings aren't the first team ever to lose 5 Super Bowls.

 


Oh, and I own nothing of value.

[stroh]

I knew some asshat would try to pull that *feces*.  I just never thought it would be you.



 

[Art Vandelay]

For a time I was in to collecting a bit of sports stuff.  Not really anymore.  My best item is a single baseball containing the autographs of Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Warren Spahn, Early Wynn, and  Pete Rose.


At the time I got Pete's sig he wasn't quite the joke that he's become, selling autographs on the street and such.

[Uisce Beatha]

At the time I got Pete's sig he wasn't quite the joke that he's become, selling autographs on the street and such.

The last time I was in Vegas he was in that little booth out in front of M&M's World pimping autographs.  I *feces* you not.  I couldn't keep myself from LOLing.

[gleek]

I knew some asshat would try to pull that *feces*.  I just never thought it would be you.



 

I pride myself on being unpredictable.

[Aske]

too much to even try to list/chronicle/decide

[elvis56]

I did see Bill Russell down at a golf course in Kent one day, but I knew he was notorious for NOT signing so I just got to shake his hand.

I worked as his stat/spotter guy a time or two when he was doing NBA broadcasts on ABC (or maybe it was CBS?). They always grabbed someone to help out and since I was working at the arena (Hofheinz Pavillion on the U of Houston campus) I made myself available. He was very nice and after one of the games I asked him for his notes. He leaned over the table and signed them and handed them to me! I have no idea where that sheet is today, stuck in one of my many storage boxes of memorabilia I hope.

But my Honus Wagner? Hmmm.....

I have a couple of things that mean something to me that I wouldn't part with:

An original Phi Slamma Jamma warmup set from the Hakeem/Clyde UH teams.

A letter and picture sent to me from Brooks Robinson about my naming my son for him.

Ticket stub and program from the Jan 1968 game between UH and UCLA in the Astrodome.

The ticket from the Texans win over the Cowboys in their first ever game. It was special in that I took my Dad and I've never seen him so excited about any game. It was a great night to pay him back for all the cool stuff he took me to when I was growing up.

Russell's autograph was going for over a grand,because he never signed. he's done some signings now,so it may be less, but those autographed notes would be worth a grand, I bet.