Famous people you met that were jerks

[rfaulk34]

Carson Palmer.

Was at the Speedway one Sat in '03. He sat behind Kitna that year (rookie). He and i were the only 2 in the store at the time and i didn't do anything to go out of my way to be near him, didn't ask him for an autograph or a pic. Just said out loud, "good to have you on the team and look forward to watching you next year". Dude couldn't even be bothered to turn his head and acknowledge that i was there. I just went "ooookay" and walked up to pay for my stuff.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

Carson Palmer.

Was at the Speedway one Sat in '03. He sat behind Kitna that year (rookie). He and i were the only 2 in the store at the time and i didn't do anything to go out of my way to be near him, didn't ask him for an autograph or a pic. Just said out loud, "good to have you on the team and look forward to watching you next year". Dude couldn't even be bothered to turn his head and acknowledge that i was there. I just went "ooookay" and walked up to pay for my stuff.

In his time in cincy the vibe I got was that he treated everyone as beneath him because they didn’t live in California. Chad Johnson on the other hand…. Was disappointed he got into legal trouble because he was the type of guy who would walk into a random place and be super chatty and friendly at old ladies sitting behind the counter. Very well liked

[jerryaldini]

I got to meet several of the late 60s, early 70s chiefs since Emmett Thomas lived in the neighborhood when I was little. When I was seven my mom let me go to his house for an autograph. His wife took me upstairs and he invited me to sit on the couch with him while he watched the Notre Dame game. Man was I nervous. Mr. Thomas and his wife were great people. They would invite me over for parties with their kids and other players families. The first exposure I had to black people were Chiefs players. Pretty cool in retrospect being the white kid at those gatherings. What a thrill as a little kid.

Extremely nice - Walter Cronkite, Darrell Porter, Joyce Dewitt, Bruce Johnston. Worked with the late great L.C. Richardson at the Royals stadium club restaurant! We worked on the buffet together where L.C. carved the prime rib. He'd cut off pieces for us while we worked and discussed the women coming through the line. RIP L.C. I met several of the late 70s Royals players and execs through that.

Not so much, but that's alright - Howard Cosell, Earl Weaver, George Brett, Clint Hurdle (these were all short work interactions so no judgement).

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by jerryaldini

I got to meet several of the late 60s, early 70s chiefs since Emmett Thomas lived in the neighborhood when I was little. When I was seven my mom let me go to his house for an autograph. His wife took me upstairs and he invited me to sit on the couch with him while he watched the Notre Dame game. Man was I nervous. Mr. Thomas and his wife were great people. They would invite me over for parties with their kids and other players families. The first exposure I had to black people were Chiefs players. Pretty cool in retrospect being the white kid at those gatherings. What a thrill as a little kid.

Extremely nice - Walter Cronkite, Darrell Porter, Joyce Dewitt, Bruce Johnston. Worked with the late great L.C. Richardson at the Royals stadium club restaurant! We worked on the buffet together where L.C. carved the prime rib. He'd cut off pieces for us while we worked and discussed the women coming through the line. RIP L.C. I met several of the late 70s Royals players and execs through that.

Not so much, but that's alright - Howard Cosell, Earl Weaver, George Brett, Clint Hurdle (these were all short work interactions so no judgement).

Cosell does not surprise me.

That is the second or third time I have heard about Brett. That always surprises me.

[FloridaMan88]

A friend of mine took his son to get an autograph from Dick Vitale at the Final Four in Atlanta in 2002.

It was a promotional event where Vitale was getting paid to sign autographs.

My friend told Vitale that him and his son were big KU basketball fans… Vitale signed their commemorative mini basketball “Go UK, Go ‘Cats” and his signature.

My friend said “No we are KU… Kansas Jayhawks fans” and asked if they could get a new mini basketball to correctly sign for his son. My friend even offered to pay for the new/replacement commemorative mini basketball.

Vitale told him to get lost and had security remove my friend and his 11 year son from the promotional event.

What a Dick.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by FloridaMan88

A friend of mine took his son to get an autograph from Dick Vitale at the Final Four in Atlanta in 2002.

It was a promotional event where Vitale was getting paid to sign autographs.

My friend told Vitale that him and his son were big KU basketball fans… Vitale signed their commemorative mini basketball “Go UK, Go ‘Cats” and his signature.

My friend said “No we are KU… Kansas Jayhawks fans” and asked if they could get a new mini basketball to correctly sign for his son. My friend even offered to pay for the new/replacement commemorative mini basketball.

Vitale told him to get lost and had security remove my friend and his 11 year son from the promotional event.

What a Dick.

Well that's what you get for being KU fans, ain't it