Great story ted!
I am 14, so I've still got some youth time to go. The player who has played an active role in my youth is a player named Steve Kraly.
He has increased my interest in 50's baseball a lot. He tells me about how you must always sign your signature neatly (not just a scribble *cough* every modern player ever *cough*), I've watched him sign and he takes around 20 seconds signing, making sure every letter is perfect.
His Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kraly
I'm looking forward to hearing other's stories on this thread
Owen