What Athlete Have You Met?

Joe Namath in Munich, Germany  I was on a language club trip to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein in the spring of 1978 when a friend and I had jumped into an elevator ...

O.J. Simpson in Las Vagas, Nevada  Back in 2000 or so, I ran into O.J. Simpson, post trial. He was at the same boxing event I was, at Mandalay Bay. I got a chance to shake his hands, which ...

O.J. Simpson in Las Vagas, Nevada  Back in 2000 or so, I ran into O.J. Simpson, post trial. He was at the same boxing event I was, at Mandalay Bay. I got a chance to shake his hands, which ...

Prince Fielder - Denver, Colorado  I won the grand prize in the Sharp Sweepstakes in 2007. My prize was a trip to the World Series, with on-field access. I met Prince Fielder when he came ...

Hank Aaron - Cleveland, OH  I got to meet Hank Aaron in Summer of 1997 at The National Baseball Card and Convention Show at the I-X Center. I must say he was not very friendly and ...

Michael Jordan - Chapel Hill - North Carolina  Back in 1987 while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one afternoon as I was headed back to my dorm room, I was riding the elevator ...

Dale Earnhardt, Sr, - Daytona Beach, Flordia  I was going to the 24 Hours at Daytona in February 2001, we the Star City Corvette Club out of Roanoke Virginia, we had pit passes, down in the pits i ...

Steve Garvey - Los Angeles, CA  I had won a contest to go on the field pre-game to meet Steve Garvey. I was with a group of about 8 or ten, so I was able to get signed autographs, as ...

Earl Campbell - Austin, TX  In 1989, I was enrolled in Navy ROTC at the University of Texas at Austin. One day as we were finishing our drills at Memorial Stadium, the legendary Longhorn ...

Ed Khayat, Coach Phila Eagles Football Team - Phila, PA  Very early on Sunday morning, I was just finishing a workout at a local Philadelphia health club and had just finished showering. I went to my locker with ...

Terry "Hulk" Hogan - Clearwater, FL  We went to Blockbuster one day to get a movie and Hulk Hogan was there with Brooke and Nick when they were probably less than 10 years old, so still cute....

Ted Williams  At age 16 (year probably 1938), I hitched hiked with a friend from Worcester MA to Boston to see a Red Sox game; this was in 1939; of course I was in lost ...

Mohammed Ali - Niles, MI  It was nearly a decade or more ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Myself and my 3 year old daughter, at the time, were stopping at the Burger ...

Robin Yount - Milwaukee, WI  In 1975 I met Robin at batting practice at County Stadium. We talked and he autographed the back of my shopping list that had ingredients for spaghetti....

Ryan Sandberg - Chicago, IL  I announced a Chicago Cubs game in 1985 and met Ryan Sandberg after he did the lead off man. I was in the booth with Harry Carey and Steve Stone. It was ...

Don Shula - Dinner in Miami, Florida  I won a scholarship in high school not realizing that, aside from the obvious cash prize, I would also be invited to a dinner where I met and shook hands ...

Chris Jericho - Heavy Metal Festival in Irving, New Jersey  I met Chris Jericho at a heavy metal festival. He was there performing with the metal band he had created some years ago called Fozzy. After the show ...

Terrel Owens - Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp  I took my 7 year old son to The Philadelphia Eagles training camp in Allentown,Pa a few years ago. As the players were walking on to the field my son yells ...

The Fridge of the Chicago Bears - Private Party in London, England  I went on a business trip and had tickets to the Dallas vs Chicago game in London. Was invited to a private party at a local club and wound up at the wrong ...