Rick Reilly in West Hartford, CT 5/14/14

Now that I'm living in central Connecticut, and working full time, my 'graphing opportunities are a little different than in summers that have passed, but I opened up my summer yesterday by going to the beautiful Blue Back Square section of Hartford to meet Sports Illustrated and ESPN legend, Rick Reilly.

Rick is quitting ESPN soon, and he put together another collection of his favorite columns from over the years, hence why he was in the city. He was scheduled to promote his new piece at Barnes & Noble.

I went straight from work, and was the first person at the store for the event. It was a very small event, but there was a good discussion, with lots of great questions being asked and answered.

Rick was really nice, and I tried to get a photo with him, but the kid who was taking it just kept failing, so Rick asked to take a selfie, and we did that.


Check out the awesome title he chose for his book. He said the reason behind it was that he 'collects quotes nobody has ever said, and this was his favorite one.'

Total Autographs For 2014: 113