Coming in contact with Professional Athletes

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Which professional athletes have you met? I'm sure it's a lot easier to meet retired athletes than those who are active? Who was cool? Who was a disappointment?

[BGray]

I've met Warren Moon and Phil Gardner.

I was very young when I met Moon but I remember having a blast because he played catch with me.

Phil Gardner is one of the coolest guys I've ever met. I got a chance to talk to him at a college baseball game once. He told so much stuff I would have never thought he would ever tell a regular joe. Very, very cool guy! :)

BGray

[leftyshan]

I've met Ernie Banks,Reggie Jackson,Nolan Ryan,Tom Seaver,Rickey Henderson,Jose Canseco,Moose Skowron,Carl Yastrzemski,Byron Scott and Michael Cooper just to name a few.

[gioperation]

Let's See
Frank Thomas- cracked joke on him, didn't get my butt kicked though
ozzie guillen- porsche broke down he didn't accept ride
Bert Byleven- my daughter ate all his candy jelly bean
Latroy hawkins- Grew up with him Stood up in his wedding
Matt Lawton- so many times, went to a junvenile concert n Ft Myers
Torrii Hunter- so many times, went to a junvenile concert n Ft Myers
Jacque Jones-so many times, went to a junvenile concert n Ft Myers
Marty Cordova- Stayed at his apt in Spring training
David Ortiz- went to casino together
Brad Radke- Same as Above
Scott Ulger -same as above
Terry Steinbach- hung out at nightclub in Cincy, short night all bars close at like 1am
Carl Pholad- Senile didn't even know that Radke or Puckett was on his team the year Radke won 20 games
and a ton more of the twins players and coaches.

And a host of other players like Glenn Robinson, went to HS with, once blocked his shot in a pickup game, Michael Jordan cheap ™™™ used to come on the casino I worked on and not tip, Scottie Pippen, see notes for MJ, Rodman the coolest and one of the best tippers around, Richard Dent See MJ, Antwoine Walker, the worse Dice player in the world, see note on MJ
kenny lofton- just from the hood, they named a street after him, his grandmother still lives there, Wallace Johnson and Lloyd Mac, always used to come to our baseball practices when they could to work out b4 leaving for spring training.
Steve Trout- at the gym all the time
Ron Kittle- At our HS baseball games sometimes

[gioperation]

BGray I have heard that too about Phil Garner

[BGray]

Yeah, he's awesome. I really think he could be a great manager if he got the right opportunity. His guys always love him. I don't know if any managers would have had a chance with the Brewers and Tigers teams he got dealt as of late.


That is an unbelievable list Ryan. Very cool!

[IggyWH]

About the most famous athletes I've met were Dan Marino, Antonio Bryant, Kevin Barlow, and Curtis Martin. Yeah, I know I know, they're all Pitt guys.

[jdfan123]

working at a brown derby in the late eighties across the street from the browns training camp at lakeland c.c. waited on a party of 6 hanford dixon,frank minniefield.and earnest byner with girlfriends or wives they were the most obnoxious people i had ever had the displeasure of waiting on i and a waitress waited hand and foot on them for 4 hours while they ate drank and insulted us and other diners rang up a 490 bill and gave us 500cash and told us to keep the change sad to say never came back because i had a loogie just waitng for their dinners

[FineBrian69]

Jim Kelly, Derrick Brooks, Steve McNair, Kerry Collins, Elvis Grbac, Qadry Ismail, James Stewart, Jerry Jones, Mean Joe Greene, Bo Jackson, and others.

[plunge]

Sadly, all I've met was Bud Harrelson, signing autographs years before he managed the Mets. He wrote "believe in yourself" along with his autograph.