Pics of Willie McCovey in an A's Uniform?

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Posted By: Silver King

Dan,

If you don't mind poor quality I will look through my personal photographs. I used to go to a lot of the A's games as a kid and when I was about 10 years old I caught Willie McCovey's foul ball and got him to sign the ball after the game. When McCovey was signing the ball he told me that I made a nice catch and deserved the standing ovation that I got from the crowd (for having my glove on and catching the ball on the fly). McCovey instantly became my favorite player and I know I took some pictures of him in uniform and in street clothes at the Collesium. I haven't looked for the pictures for about 20 years but I'm sure they are in a box somewhere. Note: I have never caught another foul ball but having Willie McCovey's autograph on an American League ball is priceless for me. I've always wanted to meet McCovey and tell him thanks for not only signing the ball after the game, but taking a few minutes to talk to me about my catch.