Benson January '17 Successes

Wow, just checked, haven't been on in over 7 months. Broke my ankle playing baseball last summer, had some screws put in. Spent my time coaching the high school baseball team in summer and fall ball and helping coach my daughter's field hockey team. Didn't send out as many requests as I would have liked, but started back up in earnest in November.

Here's what came back over the past month.
Jeff Bostic - 7 days


Bill Parcells - 9 days HOFer


Steve Bono - 24 days


Art Still - 31 days


Merritt Kersey - 9 days


Tim Wrightman - 35 days

He added the card on the right

Ann Meyers - 12 days HOFer


Blake Dunlop - 9 days


John Verhoeven - 9 days


Tom McCraw - 24 days


Curt Simmons - 6 days

A&G Sportman's Park also signed by Tito Francona, Jerry Buchek, Ray Washburn & Dal Maxvill.
Members of the last Cardinals team, 1965, to play in Sportman's Park (then renamed Busch Stadium).

Completed these multi cards since I last logged in

Hosley passed away in 2014, so no chance to add him.


B&W 4x6, Rick Reichardt and Tom Egan


A&G Keys to the City, signed by one member of each of St. Louis' pro teams in 1976
Ron Boone - Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)
Ed Johnston - St. Louis Blues
Jim Bakken - St. Louis Cardinals (football)
Al Hrabosky - St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)


Card on the right say "Best Swishes"

WOW Tim, that is quite the haul! Awesome successes, I had no idea Tim Wrightman signed ttm, he was on my all time favorite football team, the Super Bowl Bears!

Love the STL multi-signed cards, very cool projects, and neat to see your great progress!

Thanks for posting some fun successes, God Bless!

Kevin

Good stuff, and welcome back.

Curious where you got the Simmons? He used to be part owner of a golf course I used to play all the time outside of Philly - Limekiln Golf Club. Used to see him at least a couple times a month around the course, but I wasn't into autographs at that point.

Got one of the other partners to sign on one of the scorecards, years after the fact - Robin Roberts.

Congrats on all the successes!

Scobes

Very nice returns.

Congrats on the great returns. I especially like the 80-81 Topps Basketball as I am actively working on that set. It is unique in and of itself, but you've taken it up a level!
Nice work.
Boots

katester44 said:

Good stuff, and welcome back.

Curious where you got the Simmons? He used to be part owner of a golf course I used to play all the time outside of Philly - Limekiln Golf Club. Used to see him at least a couple times a month around the course, but I wasn't into autographs at that point.

Got one of the other partners to sign on one of the scorecards, years after the fact - Robin Roberts.

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Cool, what a fun story....didnt realize they were co-owners of a course, but lots of athletes generally take up golf to stay competitive after retirement. I am a terrible golfer myself, but I have always said that the state of Illinois pays me to be angry during the week, so I am not going to go pay to make myself angry on the weekends!

God Bless,

Kevin

congrats

Congratulation on your nice haul.

katester44 said:

Good stuff, and welcome back.

Curious where you got the Simmons? He used to be part owner of a golf course I used to play all the time outside of Philly - Limekiln Golf Club. Used to see him at least a couple times a month around the course, but I wasn't into autographs at that point.

Got one of the other partners to sign on one of the scorecards, years after the fact - Robin Roberts.

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Simmons address:
200 Park Rd, Ambler, PA 19002

HOFer Raymond Berry - 12 days

He added the card on the right

Also, sent me a SASE with this note on the bottom of my letter.

So, I'll be sending my letter back to him

KCLJ520 said:

Cool, what a fun story....didnt realize they were co-owners of a course, but lots of athletes generally take up golf to stay competitive after retirement. I am a terrible golfer myself, but I have always said that the state of Illinois pays me to be angry during the week, so I am not going to go pay to make myself angry on the weekends!

God Bless,

Kevin

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That's why I just like getting a bucket or two of balls at the driving range. Whack away and not have to worry about losing mine in the water or woods.

Benson said:

Also, sent me a SASE with this note on the bottom of my letter.
So, I'll be sending my letter back to him

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I got the same thing! As a huge researcher of my own ancestry, I could go on for a while about my last name's history so I'm going to try to limit myself to a typed page.

Benson said:

HOFer Raymond Berry - 12 days

He added the card on the right

Also, sent me a SASE with this note on the bottom of my letter.

So, I'll be sending my letter back to him

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WOW that is a neat feature that Berry has started, I wrote to him maybe 10 years ago, but didnt get that reply, neat for a continuing correspondence!

God Bless,

Kevin

Uwe von Schamann - 43 days

Lookin' great, cool classic cards, neat looking signature as well!

Very Nice This is an awesome haul

congrats