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Originally Posted by RTK
Wearing a jersey story that could also be in the getting autograph stories thread....
I was at Cubs spring training a couple year ago wearing a replica 1968 Cubs jersey, #26, Billy Williams. We got to the game early so I went to the tent Ferguson Jenkins has set up for his foundation, as I was looking over the things that the players had set out on the table Jenkins looked at me and offered to buy the jersey from me. He said they were hard to find, I smiled and said no and mentioned it wasn't his number. He asked me to turn around so I did, he said, "Oh! Billy, he's a friend of mine, do you want that signed?" Of course, I said yes, that would be great. Fergie asked if I was going to be at the game the next day, I said no. He asked if I had another shirt, then said leave the jersey with him and come back after the 7th inning. He'd get Billy to sign it for me. I came back after the 7th, Fergie smiled and handed me the jersey signed Billy Williams H.O.F '87 on the back...I thanked him profusely, it made my day. It would gave been wonderful to meet and thank Billy personally but I can't complain. It doesn't of a PSA cert or any authentication except for Ferguson Jenkins, another Hall of Famer's word.
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I'm sure that in the future there will be a lot of stories like that about Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, etc. J-U-S-T J-O-K-I-N-G ! ! !
That was a great story - thanks for sharing!