Buffalo Bills Ed Rutkowski and Harry Jacobs November, 2009. These two were incredibly popular. After I introduced this pair of Bills to the fans, they introduced each other again with genuine warmth and admiration. Rutkowski shared how politics was harder than football and Jacobs taught every young football fan the proper technique when meeting somebody…
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TV Wrestling Champs: Mick Foley & Domenic DeNucci – September, 2009
TV Wrestling Champs: (Mickey Foley Jr), Mick Foley and Domenic DeNucci September, 2009. Mick Foley not only was humbled to sign with his mentor DeNucci, but he suprised all who attended when he walked in with Mickey Jr. who stole the show when he performed “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” by flapping his…
Buffalo Bills: Booker Edgerson & Al Bemiller – August, 2009
Buffalo Bills Booker Edgerson and Al Bemiller August, 2009. Two AFL All-Stars battled stories about the 1960s championship seasons – was it the offense or the defense? It was fun banter between these two.
Buffalo Bills: Mark Kelso & Ken Jones – June, 2009
Buffalo Bills Mark Kelso and Ken Jones June, 2009. Two great guys shared stories about everything from coaching high school football, the Bills future with T. Owens, pulling Walter Payton’s face mask to hunting turkey.
TV Wrestling Champs: Johnny Powers & Ox Baker – April, 2009
TV Wrestling Champs Johnny Powers and Ox Baker April, 2009. These two SUPERSTARS spent all afternoon sharing exciting stories about wrestling during the 1960’s/1970’s. These two champs were real “shooters” (the real deal) way ahead of their time.
Buffalo Bills Jeff Nixon and David White – February, 2009
These two gentlemen spent an afternoon with CollectorFest Monthly patrons on Super Bowl Sunday signing autographs and telling stories about their playing days.
Wrestling Champ “Handsome” Johnny Barend October, 2008
Wrestling Champ “Handsome” Johnny Barend (The Rochester Flash) He spent the afternoon thrilling his fans with stories about his life as a wrestler. The 1965 Champion went so far as to challenge the entire room to a push-up competition; no one was brave enough to step up! It is clear that at 75 years old Mr. Barend…
Johnny Antonelli – November, 2006
New York Giants World Series Champ Johnny Antonelli. November, 2006. Mr. Antonelli brought in fans from both coasts for this event. All money collected went to the Wilmot Cancer Center.
Dolph Schayes. May, 2006
Hall of Famer and NBA “Top 50” Great Dolph Schayes. May, 2006. Mr. Schayes entertained the crowd all afternoon. His best story was holding Wilt Chamberlin to 51 points (in the first half).
Carmen Basilio – November, 2005
Boxing champion Carmen Basilio. November, 2005. Carmen kept the crowd on its toes and signed hundreds of boxing gloves and photos.