I stood there and watched the people in the line-up. It was the 1997 National in Cleveland. The line-up had formed to get an autograph of Muhammad Ali. The previous year in Anaheim, I was one of them. I stood in line, my heart pumping, the adrenaline making me feel light as a feather but with my feet filled with lead and nailed to the ground. I had met numerous … [Read more...] about Muhammad Ali Appearances Were The Highlights Of 1997 And 2001 Cleveland Shows
2001 National Sports Collectors Convention
Memories From the National: Don’t Ask Joe Montana About Rudy
Back in the day, one of my favorite guys in the sports collectibles industry was Hugh McAloon of Krause Publications. He was the publisher of Sports Collector’s Digest for about 25 years and he was a guy I really looked up to. We both had journalism backgrounds, a passion for the hobby, and we were both rural guys in a world of city people. At the Cleveland National in 2001, … [Read more...] about Memories From the National: Don’t Ask Joe Montana About Rudy