Lizard King Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Phil Rizzuto, Curtis Martin, Nick Mangold (future), David Robinson, Hines Ward 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge4Tide Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bob Cousy, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr., Bob Gibson, George Brett, Randy Johnson, Derek Jeter, Tom Seaver, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Steve Carlton, Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Harmon Killebrew, George Kell, Enos Slaughter, Phil Rizzutto, Pee Wee Reese, among others. I'm very lucky and blessed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I got you all beat. I shook hands with Bronko Nagurski when I was a young kid and we stopped for gas in International Falls, Minnesota where he owned a gas station. He had really big powerful hands and was quite intimidating but had a bemused smile. Later on I learned that he had the biggest ring size of any championship NFL player at 19 1/2! Of course, I never saw him play or I wouldn't be here to tell the tale. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sarge4Tide said: In case anyone was wondering: Biggest jerks on the list: Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaver, Derek Jeter. Nicest guys on the list: Pee Wee, Rizzutto, Ford, Berra, Thome, Maddux. Nearly all the old-school Yankees were super nice. Most intimidating: Bob Gibson, followed by Randy Johnson. Most talkative/loudest: Feller, then Slaughter. Most awe-inspiring: Ali, followed by Jim Brown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I have a rule about bugging celebs in public. But I sat across a couple of tables from Clyde Drexler in a Chinese restaurant once. "Quiet Clyde" would have worked just as well as the The Glide." Had to sit in front of Bill Walton once and hear him give a speech for almost two hours. But it was before he started combining LSD with all those painkillers he uses for his back... so he wasn't permafried He was fairly consistent and alert for once. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bob Cousy, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr., Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, George Brett, Randy Johnson, Derek Jeter, Tom Seaver, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Steve Carlton, Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Harmon Killebrew, George Kell, Enos Slaughter, Phil Rizzutto, Pee Wee Reese, Reggie Jackson, among others. I'm very lucky and blessed. Biggest jerks on the list: Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaver, Derek Jeter. Nicest guys on the list: Pee Wee, Rizzutto, Ford, Berra, Thome, Maddux. Most intimidating: Bob Gibson. Most awe-inspiring: Ali. I see a few more I met from your list. Have Aaron, Duke Snider, Bob Gibson, Whitey. I have heard that from everyone I know about Reggie but the times I met him he was actually nice. I've seen Jeter in different situations, when the public is around he acts like he does in front of tv cameras but privately I've seen him let loose a little bit but he does come across as thinking he's better than everyone. Yogi and Whitey were awesome 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, nyjunc said: I see a few more I met from your list. Have Aaron, Duke Snider, Bob Gibson, Whitey. I have heard that from everyone I know about Reggie but the times I met him he was actually nice. I've seen Jeter in different situations, when the public is around he acts like he does in front of tv cameras but privately I've seen him let loose a little bit but he does come across as thinking he's better than everyone. Yogi and Whitey were awesome Reggie has his good days. But I've met or been around him a few times and 90 % of the time he was a narcissistic prick. Jeter used to be nice. A-Rod too. I didn't meet A-Rod but my Dad him when both Jeter and A-Rod were still just kids. They changed a lot over the years. I actually got to have a catch with Rizzuto when I was a kid. In Cooperstown. Dream come true moment for an 11-year old. That's how nice that dude was. He'd ask my Dad how the family was and remember us all by name, despite very infrequent interactions. Oh, forgot one. Red Schoendienst. Put him in the "nicest" group. He and his wife were an absolute joy to talk to. Red's wife would ask my Dad how my sister's swim team season was going. Players and their wives from that era were just totally different and such pleasant people to talk to. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Reggie has his good days. But I've met or been around him a few times and 90 % of the time he was a narcissistic prick. Jeter used to be nice. A-Rod too. I didn't meet A-Rod but my Dad did when the two of them were still just kids. They changed a lot over the years. I actually got to have a catch with Rizzuto when I was a kid. In Cooperstown. Dream come true moment for an 11-year old. That's how nice that dude was. He'd ask my Dad how the family was and remember us all by name, despite very infrequent interactions. Oh, forgot one. Red Schoendienst. Put him in the "nicest" group. He and his wife were an absolute joy to talk to. Red's wife would ask my Dad how my sister's swim team season was going. Players and their wives from that era were just totally different and such pleasant people to talk to. I have met ARod, should be a HOFer but won't because of PEDs. Not a great guy. I loved Phil as a kid watching Yankee games, I wish I met him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, pdxgreen said: I have a rule about bugging celebs in public. The one surefire time you should never EVER bother them, other than a very brief hello, is when they're having a meal with their family. Gotta just leave them alone. Sometimes the celebrity life seems far more glamorous than it actually is. As Johnny Cash once said "Being famous means having to worry about everything.....except money." Not sure that's always a great tradeoff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Jetsfan80s most intimidating reminded me I met Mike Tyson too. Without a doubt the most intimidating person I have ever met. He was really nice but there was just this vibe about him, this craziness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bob Cousy, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr., Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax, Warren Spahn, Juan Marichal, Bob Gibson, George Brett, Randy Johnson, Derek Jeter, Tom Seaver, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Steve Carlton, Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Harmon Killebrew, George Kell, Enos Slaughter, Phil Rizzutto, Pee Wee Reese, Reggie Jackson, Orlando Cepeda among others. I'm very lucky and blessed. All fans of the fapathon thread I guess? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Reggie has his good days. But I've met or been around him a few times and 90 % of the time he was a narcissistic prick. Jeter used to be nice. A-Rod too. I didn't meet A-Rod but my Dad him when both Jeter and A-Rod were still just kids. They changed a lot over the years. I actually got to have a catch with Rizzuto when I was a kid. In Cooperstown. Dream come true moment for an 11-year old. That's how nice that dude was. He'd ask my Dad how the family was and remember us all by name, despite very infrequent interactions. Oh, forgot one. Red Schoendienst. Put him in the "nicest" group. He and his wife were an absolute joy to talk to. Red's wife would ask my Dad how my sister's swim team season was going. Players and their wives from that era were just totally different and such pleasant people to talk to. When I was a kid my baseball hero was Dale Murphy. He was from my hometown and he won back to back MVPs. Portland still have a big baseball following... this was before all the hipsters moved in. The Mariners were a joke and always will be. But you could always turn on the Superstaion TBS and watch Dale Murphy crush homers out. When I got into baseball I became a first baseman and moved on to Donnie Baseball. But I wish I'd met Dale Murphy before the world forgot about him. He was a atar once and a hell of a guy. And baseball doesn't really have superstars like that any more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROOKLYN JET Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Apparently Pete Rose met Joe D... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocajetfan Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Jackie Robinson played high school ball with his nephew. Spoke on several occasions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 38 minutes ago, CTM said: All fans of the fapathon thread I guess? Of course. It was on my business card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets723 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Wayne Gretzky and Mike Piazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 45 minutes ago, nyjunc said: Jetsfan80s most intimidating reminded me I met Mike Tyson too. Without a doubt the most intimidating person I have ever met. He was really nice but there was just this vibe about him, this craziness. Yep. Never met him but I've heard others report the same. Not only his physical stature but his cultural stature. He can't go to any of the nearly 200 countries on the planet without being recognized. He's Ex-President famous. That adds to the intimidation factor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joejet Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I worked for Al Cervi as a coach at his basketball camp. Al is in the NBA Hall of Fame. He used to hang around at night and tell all of us coaches stories about his time in the NBA. I used to run a camp for kids in grades 4-6 at the school where I coached and Al came and spoke to the campers for free and then I took him to lunch. He was a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jets723 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: That Is Great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets723 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I also met Pete Rose in the 90s. I know he is not technically a HOF but obviously we know why he isn’t in. My older cousin used to work at one of his restaurants in Florida. He hated people coming up to him for autographs but liked by my cousin. When I went down there he was very nice and gave me a bunch of autographs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Feels like the thread where I share that I dunked on Vince Carter. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionCA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 When you say meeting them do you mean like talking to them and spending time with them or just seeing them in an event ? I saw do many of them in Vegas I dont even remember how many 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Cowbell Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I met Bradshaw. He was a speaker at an event my company was running. He isn't as stupid as he seems on tv. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 39 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Yep. Never met him but I've heard others report the same. Not only his physical stature but his cultural stature. He can't go to any of the nearly 200 countries on the planet without being recognized. He's Ex-President famous. That adds to the intimidation factor. Plus, didn't he kill baby Hitler with a shovel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlichtie Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Gretzky, Jordan & Montana off the top of my head as actual HOFers....as for future inductees I met and interviewed Brady in Montreal a couple of years back.....told him afterward I was a Jets fan....he just threw his head back and yelled “a Jets fan,,,,,whaaaaat”....I couldn’t tell if it was mock disgust or actual disgust. also met OBj In May this year, he was cool...to,d him I was a Jets fan and he gave me a thumbs up and said “ see you week 2” there may be others that I can’t remember 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Awesome picture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, More Cowbell said: I met Bradshaw. He was a speaker at an event my company was running. He isn't as stupid as he seems on tv. Makes sense. He seems to be self-aware about the aspects of himself that are "stupid". That's more than you can say about most actually stupid people. If you're aware about how dumb you are, you're not that dumb. If that makes sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache 51 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 A few.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlichtie Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Jetsfan80 said: Makes sense. He seems to be self-aware about the aspects of himself that are "stupid". That's more than you can say about most actually stupid people. If you're aware about how dumb you are, you're not that dumb. If that makes sense. Makes total sense ...he’s probably made way more money playing dumb than he ever did playing football fair play to him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Jets723 said: That Is Great!!! If only I didn't look insane from being completely star struck. LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: If only I didn't look insane from being completely star struck. LOL I think you can be forgiven. That's Broadway Joe we're talking about! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets723 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: If only I didn't look insane from being completely star struck. LOL Can’t help it. I felt the same way meeting Gretzky and Piazza. Pete Rose I was nervous because I was told he can be a real dick but he was nice to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuuFaaolaExperience Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Never met a hall of famer but I did play one on one basketball vs Tom Wopat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Floyd Patterson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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