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August autographs (part 1): NY Football Giants

Posted on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 by Paul

I started working on my New York football Giants autograph collection this summer, and it shows as the majority of signed cards I got back last month are from former NFL players.

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Don Herrmann is a New Jersey native who had nine seasons in the NFL from 1969-1977, playing for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints.

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Larry Heater played in the NFL for three seasons between 1980 and 1983, all with the New York Giants.

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Randy Dean spent three seasons in the NFL as a backup quarterback for the New York Giants between 1977 and 1979. Dean was also a member of the United States handball team in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Jerry Hillebrand was spent nine seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962-1970. In 1962, he was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Giants. The Denver Broncos also picked him in the second round of the AFL draft.

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Lou Slaby spent three seasons in the NFL between 1963 and 1966, playing for the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions. Slaby was named to the 1964 UPI All Rookie team in 1964.

Of course, I also got some baseball autographs too, which I’ll show off tomorrow.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse…

Image• Posted on October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 by Paul

Daily Roundup, Jan. 3, 2017

41 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report! #LGM pic.twitter.com/PHCm9JKj7H

— Amazin' Army (@WE_ARE_MET_FANS) January 3, 2017

The Arizona Diamondbacks are suing the Maricopa County Stadium District to alter the terms of their lease so they can seek a new ballpark before it expires in 2028.
Former New York Giant Daryl Spencer passed away yesterday at the age of 88.
Micah Owings talks about the role his faith has played in his professional baseball career. After spending last season in the Atlantic League, the 34-year-0ld pitcher has an invitation to spring training with the Seattle Mariners.
Rich Mueller looks at a 1992 interview with then-Topps Vice President of Sports Sy Berger as he reminisces about the “Boyhood Photos of the Stars” subset that debuted 45 years ago in Topps’ 1972 set.

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Monte Irvin (1919-2016)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Paul

12489355_10208872968847998_7340265087090910328_o — Autographed Monte Irvin Hall of Fame postcard from my collection

Hall of Famer Monte Irvin passed away yesterday at the age of 96.

Before the way was opened for Irvin to play Major League Baseball, he was a Newark Eagle.

NJ.com columnist Jerry Izenberg reflects on that part of Irvin’s baseball career, while the Associated Press offers up a more general obituary.

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Selective memory

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Paul

Ugh. Aside from Lucas Duda‘s two home runs and a decent (wasted) pitching performance by Dillon Gee, I’d rather forget about Wednesday’s New York Mets game.

Actually, there was another fun moment. David Wilson, the New York Giants first round draft pick, was at Citi Field with the football team’s other rookies to take batting practice before the game. Wilson was also tapped to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. He did a backflip before uncorking one of the wildest attempts I’ve ever seen.

Here’s a link to a photo of the Giants’ rookie class posing with David Wright that the Mets posted to their Twitter account.