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To: richardred who wrote (160437)	3/8/2008 1:38:18 PM
From: Justin C	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

My only sports autograph came in 1985 when I bought a book by my boyhood hero Mickey Mantle and stood in a long line for him to sign it. He was around 53 at the time and still an impressive physical specimen, especially his forearms which Dizzy Dean described as powerfully squeezing sawdust out of his bat. The Mick was known for careful penmanship with his autographs, and mine shows it to be so, even though he signed hundreds of books that afternoon. I had my camera and took several pictures of him. Ten years later he died.

To: richardred who wrote (160437)	3/8/2008 4:40:03 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

I went to a clothing convention at the Chicago McCormic Place years ago and got Y.A. Tittle's autograph. First I stopped at the Playboy Booth and had my picture taken between two Playmates. When I had to let go was the worst moment of my life. So anyway, Y.A. Tittle was signing small footballs and I got one. It was lunch time and he invited me to lunch with him and Cesar Romero. Playmates, champion Giants QB and a movie star, I'm on a roll. Then a reality check, those two guys didn't have a nickle between them and stuck me for the lunch. I gave the ball to my dog.