Let's see your picture of you and any sports figure

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

wow....im sure a great story....

this generation (last 20 years) have no idea how good he was....

The story goes like this:

Wayne was in town to see Boise play as they were looking to sign his son. Friend of mine points out Gretzky and he's just hanging out by the speed pitch contest thing. I approached and asked for a photo. He very graciously said yes and had his assistant take it. I thanked him, looked at the photo and it was great. I immediately called my wife, freaking out that I'd met one of my all-time idols - at a minor league baseball game! I hung up, went to look at the picture again and it was gone. This was before I had a smartphone and you had to manually save any photos and I had not done that. I was crushed.

A couple minutes later, I saw Wayne walking through the tunnel to the seats. I apologized and asked for another pic. He says "sorry, just one" then gave me a big grin and we took another. I thanked him, went off to my seat, and looked at the pic. It was all shadow, completely worthless.

I went to my seat and now I'm just kicking myself. I look over and Wayne is sitting maybe 2 boxes over from me. I asked the lady behind me if I should try one more and she says "why not? Worst he can do is say no". So I tried one last time. I apologized again, profusely and we took one more. That's the one you see in this thread.

Through it all, Wayne was very kind, even funny. He even took off his sunglasses for the photo, a nice touch. He was largely left alone. The Indians sent an usher down to ask if he wanted people kept away and he said no. He signed any and all autographs, watched the game, and drank a beer or two.

And then the Indians scored 6 in the bottom of the 9th to win 6-5.

For a kid who grew up in Hockeytown, idolizing Gretzky, that night could not have been any better.

[SyrNy1960]

Thought I would bring this post back to the top to see if any others have pics and stories they would like to share. It was really great to put faces to the names!

Tony (Hey Doug, did you get a haircut yet?)

[oldjudge]

Me and The Mick

[guy3050]

Me and my childhood idol Coco Laboy

[lampertb]

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[Michael B]

All of these were taken at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. All were taken down at Darling Harbour. This was a gathering area near downtown. There were two fireworks shows there every night. Coca Cola radio was set up there (small studios set up for any radio station from around the world to use). This is also where they held boxing, fencing, judo, weightlifting, wrestling and volleyball.

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Evander Holyfield. A friend and I were the only ones who recognized him.

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Matt Biondi - 11 medals in swimming (8 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) 1984-1992. I am six feet tall.

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Bart Conner - gold medal gymnast 1984. Married to Nadia Comaneci. We share a birthday. He is one year older than me.

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Members of the Algerian Boxing Team - Madjhoud Nourendine, Abdel Hani Kenzi and Nacer Keddam.

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Members of the Mongolian team - Tsendayub Ochirbat, Dorjpalan Narmandoleh and Ganaa Galbradakh. The cowboy had I am wearing was used by them in the Opening Ceremony. It sits on top of one of my bookcases.

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Member of the 1956 Australian basketball team. I do not recall his name. I was walking down the street and he passed me. He was wearing the lapel pin that the IOC gives every Olympic competitor. It is a gold torch with the Olympic rings and the year of competition. I followed him into his bank.

[Howe’s Hunter]

pitched by then Memphis Redbird Adam Wainwright at a game versus the Omaha Royals at Rosenblatt Stadium in 2005. Royals catcher Scott Walters was the batter. I’ve held on to it since then, hoping someday to get Adam’s signature on the ball. Finally happened at an event benefiting his Big League Impact foundation. I’m one happy Cardinals fan.

[Howe’s Hunter]

At the time, I posted it on Facebook saying it was a photo of a couple future Hall of Famers. John got the call the next year. I’m still waiting.

[dacubfan]

With Larry Fitzgerald a few weeks ago during Super Bowl week in Arizona.

[yanks4]

Goalie

[mrreality68]

Several years ago at the HOF induction ceremony for 2014 class with Joe Torre, Greg Maddux and others

Daryl Strawberry looked like he could still play

[ocjack]

Mickey and the Duke: