NSCC Autograph Tickets on Sale

Tickets went on sale Friday for autograph signers at the 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, slated for July 31-August 4.  Tri-Star Productions, which handles the autograph sessions, has secured contracts with dozens of current and former athletes from a variety of sports to appear at the show, which begins with a preview on Wednesday night.  Dwight Gooden, former Bear Neal Anderson and Olympic greats Bob Beamon and Dick Fosbury will sign free autographs.

Tri-Star and the NSCC are continuing to add guests to the list.  Some recent additions include NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard, Football Hall of Famers Frank Gifford, Eric Dickerson, Joe Greene, Ron Mix and Bob St. Clair, Baseball Hall of Famer Goose Gossage and recent retirees Chipper Jones and  Johnny Damon, Heisman winners Terry Baker and Archie Griffin and Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Esposito.

Pricing varies according to Tri-Star’s website--with most signers at $20-$89 for a ball, photo or card but some bigger names will cost much more.  Roger Clemens, somewhat surprisingly, is $199 minimum, while show newcomer Mike Piazza is $179 .  Cal Ripken starts at $159 and Bart Starr”s price has risen to $169.

Times for each athlete’s appearance(s) are posted below.  Some athletes may limit the number of autographs they sign.  Others will offer photo opportunities for an extra fee.

Autograph signers at the 2013 National include:

Wednesday 7/31

Neal Anderson………………..        4:30pm

Dwight Gooden……………….        4:30pm

Bob Beamon…………………..        5:00pm

Dick Fosbury………………….          5:00pm

Milt Pappas*……………………       5:30pm

Mel Renfro*…………………….      5:45pm

Luis Aparicio…………………..        6:30pm                 

Thursday 8/1

Luis Aparicio…………………..        11:00am

Marv Levy……………………..         11:00am

Dan Fouts……………………..         11:15am

Eddie Olczyk*………………..          11:15am

Bob St. Clair…………………..         11:30am

Tony Gwynn…………………           11:45am

Paul Krause…………………..          12:00pm

Rick Monday*………………..         12:00pm

Ron Turcotte…………………          12:00pm

Jean Cruguet………………..           12:30pm

Joe Green…………………….           12:30pm

Ron Mix………………………..         12:30pm

Eric Dickerson……………….           12:45pm

Steve Cauthen……………….          1:00pm

Jim Palmer…………………….         1:15pm

Pat Day…………………………         1:30pm

Dan Hampton…………………         1:45pm

Archie Griffin…………………          2:00pm

Laffit Pincay………………….          2:15pm

Jorge Velasquez……………            2:15pm

Ronnie Bull*…………………..         2:30pm

Troy Smith…………………….         2:30pm

Lawrence Taylor……………           3:00pm

Frank Gifford…………………          3:15pm                 

Friday 8/2

Terry Baker…………………..          11:15am

Gary Beban*………………….         11:30am

Bobby Hull…………………….         11:30am

Tony Esposito……………….           12:00pm

Bob Gibson…………………..           1:00pm

Paul Molitor……………………        1:00pm

Jim Rice………………………..         1:15pm

Dennis Eckersley…………..            1:30pm

Elvin Hayes………………….            1:45pm

Ozzie Smith………………….            1:45pm

Chris Mullin…………………..          2:00pm

Carlton Fisk…………………..          2:15pm

Ron Kittle*……………………          2:30pm

Larry Brown…………………            2:45pm

Mike Ditka…………………….         3:00pm

Brian Campbell……………..           3:30pm

Pat Listach*…………………..         3:30pm

Jerry Lucas…………………..           4:00pm

Bret Saberhagen………….              4:15pm                 

Saturday 8/3

Pedro Martinez………………          11:00am

Mia Hamm……………………..        11:15am

Brandon Webb………………          11:30am

Sugar Ray Leonard………..            12:00pm

Cal Ripken Jr………………….          12:00pm

Bart Starr……………………..          12:15pm

Mike Piazza…………………..          12:30pm

Chipper Jones………………            1:00pm

Randy Johnson……………..            1:15pm

Rickey Henderson…………             1:30pm

Reggie Jackson…………….            1:30pm

Bob Griese…………………..            2:00pm

Frank Thomas……………….           2:15pm

Ernie Banks…………………..          3:00pm

Lou Holtz……………………..          3:00pm

Murray Bannerman*………..         3:15pm

Roberto Duran………………           3:15pm

Damian Lillard………………..         3:15pm

Rich “Goose” Gossage…….           3:30pm

Jermaine Dye………………..           3:30pm

Jerome Walton*………………       3:45pm

Roy Jones Jr………………….          4:00pm

David Justice…………………          4:00pm

Tommy “Hit Man” Hearns…          4:30pm

Larry Holmes…………………          4:30pm

Sugar Shane Mosley………            4:45pm

Sunday 8/4

Roger Clemens………………          11:00am

Fergie Jenkins……………….           11:00am

Tommy Lasorda…………….           11:00am

Johnny Bench………………             11:15am

Joe Morgan………………….           11:15am

Ralph Garr*………………….           11:30am

Pete Rose…………………….           11:30am

Steve Garvey……………….             11:45am

LaMarr Hoyt*………………..          11:45am

Gary Peters*………………..            11:45am

Tony Perez…………………..           11:45am

Eddie Murray………………..           12:15pm

Roberto Alomar……………..          1:00pm

Johnny Damon………………           1:15pm

Jack McDowell*…………….           1:45pm

Wade Boggs………………..            2:00pm

Eric Davis*………………….             2:30pm

Jeff Reardon*……………….           2:45pm

*VIP Guest

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