Share a time you met a famous athlete...

[egri]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm at 25. Didn't make a scene, just fed him some carrots and a gave him scratch on the forehead. Very approachable and down to earth...

But very long-faced.

[packs]

That was my favorite story.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by egri

But very long-faced.

Speaking of Sarah Jessica Parker, I ran into Mathew Broederick at a bakery in the East Village about 10 years ago. Nonchalant acknowledgment on my end and he politely smiled back.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Speaking of Sarah Jessica Parker, I ran into Mathew Broederick at a bakery in the East Village about 10 years ago. Nonchalant acknowledgment on my end and he politely smiled back.

OK, you made me laugh with that one, kudos to you!

[earlywynnfan]

Freshman in college, three of us bump into Herbie Hancock in a Radio Shack in Toledo.

I know, lamest story on here, but 30 years later I can't figure out: "What the heck was Herbie Hancock doing in a Radio Shack in Toledo??"

[Cliff Bowman]

Maybe ten years ago I was crossing paths with a very tall woman walking in the Golden Corral in Jonesboro Georgia, as she got near I recognized that it was Lisa Leslie and she could tell that I knew who she was and looked very apprehensive that I would say something so I just looked away at that point. A few years after that I was at a KFC with a buffet in Smyrna Georgia that is now next door to the new Braves stadium, I was getting food from the buffet when Lex Luger in a wheelchair and another man got behind me. I'm pretty sure that Luger realized that I knew who he was but I don't think he cared, I wanted to say something congratulatory to him about Miss Elizabeth but I was afraid it would be awkward or taken the wrong way so I kept my mouth shut. They got rid of the buffet when the Braves began playing next door.

[clydepepper]

In 1966, the Braves' first season in Atlanta, my cousin, Whitlow Wyatt, the Braves' Pitching Coach, helped my fat young butt climb down into the Braves' dugout...where he presented me with an autographed team ball.

A few years later, I attended his daughter's wedding...that's me on the left:

1972 with WHITLOW WYATT.jpg

[Mike D.]

Peter Gammons spoke to my SABR chapter a few years back. Most guest speakers would show up maybe 15 min before they'd start speaking to us (usually shortly after lunch). Not Peter. He got there a few minutes after I did...about 15 min before the meeting started at like 9:30 or 10 AM. He stayed the whole day.

Just before the meeting, I walked over to get an autograph and tell him I enjoyed his writing...we ended up chatting for 10 min or so while the meeting got started. Very down to earth and you could tell he just loved baseball.

My SABR chapter is a hoot...twice a year at their meetings, I can say two things I can not usually say:

1. I'm the worst person in a crowded room at baseball trivia.

2. I'm the youngest person in the room. I'm in my mid-40's, but this groups has far more people over 70 than under. It's a fun group because you'll have someone talk about watching Bob Feller pitch in person, then reach into his wallet and pull out a well loved Feller card he's had since he was a kid.