One thing that helped me tremendously with getting an in with Al Lopez was that I went to the same high school as his grandsons and Al was a benefactor for the high school.
Tony Cuccinello was a great gentleman and very polite and humble . Al and Tony would play golf together at the Palma Ceia Country Club. Whenever Al was with Tony and people would approach Al for an autograph Al would always include Tony in the conversation and make sure you got Tony's autograph also .
Another ex-player in Al's circle was Manuel Onis ( he had a short but interesting career ).
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