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Originally Posted by jason.1969
My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!
He was good... he waved to us from inside his car on the I-5 freeway after a Dodger game.
But Tony Gwynn was the nicest of any professional athlete I ever met. No ego, made great eye contact, respectful, told us endless stories, and signed a ton of stuff for free. Super friendly guy who passed way too soon.  |
Manager not player, but notable because I didn't even remotely expect it. Met Dick Williams at one of the A's reunions probably 15-20 years ago now. Gregarious as can be, telling stories, just fantastic.
Had an amazing experience with Don Drysdale when I was a kid, too, but it's well documented how kind he was.