I'm not a huge autograph fan, I was at one point, but i'd rather get a photo or get a nice handshake from an athlete I once looked up to. I went to a celebrity golf tournament a few years ago and have a picture of emmit smith and I shaking hands and greg maddux doing his best "damnit another photo" pose. the e smith photo popped up on my fb timeline recently and got me thinking, which athletes past or present in any sport i'd actually be a little overwhelmed to ask for an autograph or actually would go out of my way to get one...here's my top 10
1. Jordan-c'mon, it's obvious....held the door open for him at the silver legacy casino in the same golf tournament...couldn't even speak a word....
2. Aaron
3. Ali
4. Ruth
5. Montana
6. Bonds
7. Jessee Owens
8. Bruce Lee
9. Koufax
10.Gehrig
A little yankee heavy but man...nostalgia factor....
next 5
ReplyDelete1.jackie robinson
2.patt tillman
3.sharapova---don't tell nicole
4.jenny finch
5.cy young
Interesting. I'm not much of an autograph seeker either (though I have Chris Speier's!). For me, this is kind of based on my gut. But this list is people who were either culturally significant, or of significance to my personal experiences with sports. So it's a weird list.
ReplyDeleteAli, Owens, and Robinson would have to be there on the culturally significant side, and I'd add Jim Thorpe. Montana and Bonds for their significance in SF sports; Ichiro, Pedro, Barry Sanders and Allen Iverson because they were all unique, dominant, and a blast to watch; and Tim Lincecum and John Daly, because c'mon!
Bonds was a total dick to me when I was 12...
ReplyDeletehe was a dick to me during spring training when i went years ago...walked right by
ReplyDeletehe was a dick to me during spring training when i went years ago...walked right by
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