NFL legend, Jon Gruden was supposed to headline the event, but he didn't show up. This event was supposed to be in February I believe, but it was snowed out by the blizzard.
The first person I met was Uconn legend, Rebecca Lobo. She was pretty nice, but has a very short autograph:
The next person I met was former NFL player, and current NFL expert on ESPN, Merril Hoge. I had never met him, and I am happy to say that he is such a nice guy. He seemed to have no problem signing, and took a picture with me as well. I appreciate his work, because he is simply honest. I especially respected how he always stuck to his guns about Tim Tebow, when the network was covering him every second.
After Merril was Uconn Football Head Coach, Paul Pasqualoni. He was quiet, but signed my photo:
Next was a HUGE surprise. Bobby Valentine was not scheduled to be at the event, but all of a sudden I saw him walking through the hotel lobby. I asked him to sign, and he said he would when he came back down. He stuck to his word, but made me work for it. He is a fast walker, and took me with him.
Coincidentally, it is about 53 weeks after >I last met him in Baltimore<, so it was almost a year to the day.
Another ESPN great, Steve Levy was next, and he was very classy as well. I asked him about meeting Michelle Obama, and he said it was just a great experience:
Last but not least, was the amazing Bill Raftery. Bill is known for his VERY famous, "SEND IT IN JEROME!!!" call, from 1988.
He was VERY nice and joked, "You guys don't mess around."
I'll print a nice photo on there in the near future, as I will with Rebecca's photo sheet.
I wish I could have met Jon Gruden, but it just wasn't meant to be.
Total Autographs for 2013: 285
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