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Originally Posted by RichardSimon
A follow up to Mike's post about Brooks Robinson at a show-
In the earlier years of the hobby when I was doing card shows regularly, Brooks Robinson was a guest at a show I was doing.
My son was a kid at this time and he worked my tables with me.
This was the days when promoters gave table holders free autographs. Don't we miss that? 
My son got on line for Robinson. I left my table for a moment because I liked to take photos of my son with the players. As my son got to the table Brooks noticed me lining up below the stage with my camera. He stopped and posed with my son, then said to me take another. I said that was fine I got a good shot. He stopped the autograph line,came out from behind his table and put his arm around my son to pose for another photo.
A class act all the way and my favorite card show moment. |
I remember reading in SCD many years ago a story about Brooks Robinson that meant much to me. A father and son were in line at a card show to get Robinson's signature when the son became ill. The father took the boy outside. As soon as he was made aware of the situation, Robinson left the autograph table and went outside to check on the ill child, comfort him, and ensure that he would be OK. Who else would do such a kind thing?