They were once ornate. Big, sturdy pieces of cardboard that proved you were there.
Tickets to sporting events have changed over the years. Some pro teams have all but gotten rid of them in a move toward modern convenience. Others extend the privilege of the stub worth saving only to their season ticket holders.
Over 100 years of spectator sports have left our collections littered with games from years past, immortalized on the stub that got us into the games.
One man is hoping to create sort of a virtual scrapbook of sports ticket history. He’s accumulated quite an online library for fans and collectors to appreciate.
Paul Lukas examines Russ Havens’ effort and just about everything else stub-related in his Page 2 column for ESPN.com