I met this Pro Athlete and.......

[MikeMaslowski]

This got brought up in the Tony Gonzalez farewell pc thread and I thought it deserved it's own...

Tell your story about when you met a pro player, NFL, NBA, MLB...etc

here's mine...


I was at a football camp when I was a kid and Marcus Allen was the star of the show. During the day, I had went up to him with a football card and he signed it and I told him how big of a fan I was and yadda yadda... Seemed cool, then I saw a kid bring a football up to him and he signed it. "Wow, what a great idea," I thought. So that night I gathered up all of my allowance and bought a brand new football before attending the award presentation. After the ceremony I went up to him with the ball and said "Mr. Allen, could you sign this for me?" He said, "Didn't I sign something for you earlier?" I said, "Yes sir but I just wanted to see if....." and he cut me off.... "Kid I gotta sign alot of autographs." Then he walked away. I was fugging devestated....

On a side note: My brother worked at a golf course in Cali and was asked by one of Allens buddies to get some cocaine for them....he obliged.

[Valiant]

As much as I don't like Marcus Allen, I agree with him there.. You already got an autograph, now you just seem like a person trying to sell it..

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by MikeMaslowski

This got brought up in the Tony Gonzalez farewell pc thread and I thought it deserved it's own...

Tell your story about when you met a pro player, NFL, NBA, MLB...etc

here's mine...

I was at a football camp when I was a kid and Marcus Allen was the star of the show. During the day, I had went up to him with a football card and he signed it and I told him how big of a fan I was and yadda yadda... Seemed cool, then I saw a kid bring a football up to him and he signed it. "Wow, what a great idea," I thought. So that night I gathered up all of my allowance and bought a brand new football before attending the award presentation. After the ceremony I went up to him with the ball and said "Mr. Allen, could you sign this for me?" He said, "Didn't I sign something for you earlier?" I said, "Yes sir but I just wanted to see if....." and he cut me off.... "Kid I gotta sign alot of autographs." Then he walked away. I was fugging devestated....

On a side note: My brother worked at a golf course in Cali and was asked by one of Allens buddies to get some cocaine for them....he obliged.

You must be scarred...

[Katipan]

Steve Sax put a Gold Medal around my neck when I won my age group in a road race when I was 6. Stan Javier threw me a baseball. Mike Tyson flirted with me at Walgreens. James Worthy signed a $10 bill and gave it to my mother and me. Larry Johnson spit on me at a club but he didn't actually TALK to me so I don't count him.

[MikeMaslowski]

Originally Posted by Valiant

As much as I don't like Marcus Allen, I agree with him there.. You already got an autograph, now you just seem like a person trying to sell it..

I was 13.....I don't think ebay was big yet....

[tomahawk kid]

I met Frank Thomas and Brian McRae at Kelly's in Westport 4-5 years ago.

Frank Thomas was very cool, although we just BSed about baseball and I never asked for an autograph......

[kysirsoze]

My parents ran into Marcus Allen at a hotel bar one time. He was apparently very nice, and offered to sign something for them. They didn't have anything so he signed a cocktail napkin.

It sucks that you got your hopes up I guess, but the fact that Allen was appearing at this camp and signing stuff for the kids makes it sound like he's not that bad a guy. I imagine there has to be a time when enough is enough or kids will have him signing everything they own.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by MikeMaslowski

I was 13.....I don't think ebay was big yet....

But card shops were.. And I have seen a few guys pay little kids to get autographs, so that is why I can see him telling you no.. Nothing against you, I just see his point..

[MikeMaslowski]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

My parents ran into Marcus Allen at a hotel bar one time. He was apparently very nice, and offered to sign something for them. They didn't have anything so he signed a cocktail napkin.

It sucks that you got your hopes up I guess, but the fact that Allen was appearing at this camp and signing stuff for the kids makes it sound like he's not that bad a guy. I imagine there has to be a time when enough is enough or kids will have him signing everything they own.

F%@king A... that sounds like a pretty decent evaluation of the situation... now I'm contemplating masturbation.... at the train station

[MikeMaslowski]

Dammit.... For sooo many years I have just been like "Fu@k Marcus Allen" now after a few minutes on the planet I am free of the hate.

CP therapy.

[DeepSouth]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Larry Johnson spit on me at a club but he didn't actually TALK to me so I don't count him.

You win !!!!!!

[Elwaysux]

I was a Cubs fan growing up and hated Pete Rose. He spoke at something in my town when I was 14 and my boss scheduled me for work and paid me to take her kid. I won the door prize and had to go up and shake hands with him. I scratched my balls before I went up. (We always did this before shaking hands when we lost a baseball game.)

[Mr. Flopnuts]

****in n00bs

[Elwaysux]

Marcus Allen used to hang out at the door hitting on a 20 year old door girl at Fridays in Ward Parkway back when he was with the Chiefs. I had to tell him to go sit at the bar or a table because he was creating a traffic jam. I should have told him to go hang out with his wife.

[raybec 4]

Not exactly celebrities depending on what circles you run in but....

Cesar Gracie made me take a nap one time, Eddie Bravo also helped me to get some much needed rest on the mat. Bas Rutten kicked me so hard I vomited.