TTM Tuesday: Actor & Radio Personality

I still haven't sent out any ttm requests in 2018. I need to get on that, but every once in a while I'll get a return back.

Here are two I received back recently. Both are sports related, but aren't athletes.

First up is actor Robert Wuhl on a 2016 Topps Archives Bull Durham card.

Next is Mike Greenberg. Greeny spent 19 years as the co-host of ESPN's Mike & Mike radio and television show.

TTM Thursday

I haven't sent out many ttm requests recently, so I haven't gotten many back recently. I did send out a one recently to Dave Dravecky and got it back earlier this week.

Dave had a great career and is an even better person. Very happy to add these to my collection!

TTM Tuesday: Peyton Manning

I don't always send NFL ttms, but when I do it's to a Manning.

Not sure how long this request was out, but it was a while. I got it back from his Foundation with a small donation.

This is my second time getting Peyton back ttm. I've also gotten returns from Archie and Eli.

TTM Tuesday

I haven't gotten a lot of ttms recently, but I am really happy with the two that have come in over the past few weeks.

I sent Brooks Robinson two cards and a few index cards as well as a donation.

He signed both cards and added the "HOF 83" inscription.

The turned out great!

I asked that he personalize each index card to my boys and add his nickname "Human Vacuum Cleaner" and he did! 

My second return was a 4 x 6 photo that I had gotten signed earlier this year by Buck Showalter. I sent it to Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld) and he signed it as well. If you remember, George worked for the Yankees during a couple of seasons of the hit tv show.

TTM Tuesday (Manning, but which one?)

Only one TTM autograph this past week. It's a good one though.

Eli Manning.

This card came from a dime box at my LCS and I sent it out on 1/26 and got it back on 3/10.

TTM Tuesday: (Doerr and Virdon)

I got two returns back this past week.

This 2013 Allen & Ginter card of Boston Red Sox and Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr came back in about a month and a half.

Doerr was born April 7, 1918. He will turn 99 years old next month and is currently the oldest living Major League baseball player.

I also got a two card return from Bill Virdon. Virdon was the 1955 Rookie of the Year winner with the St. Louis Cardinals and won a World Series as a member of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. He also managed 4 different clubs over a 13 year period (1972 - 1984), twice winning Manager of the Year.

I didn't realize it until writing this post, but the two cards I sent are from his first year as a manager and his last. 

TTM Tuesday

These all came in on the same day last week. There are a couple of baseball returns and a couple of entertainment returns as well.

First up is Hall of Fame closer Rick "Goose" Gossage.

Next up is another closer from the same general time period as Gossage. Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky. 

I sent the first two photos and she included the third. This is Margaret Kerry. She was the human model used for Tinker Bell for the Peter Pan film.

Finally, I sent an email request and got back a signed photo from Pat Sajak and Vanna White of Wheel of Fortune.

Super Bowl Autograph Project

Here is a project that I started working on recently. It's a set of 24 cards from 1990 Pro Set that commemorate Super Bowl I - Super Bowl XXIV. I'm trying to get each one signed by a player from the winning team and preferably someone who had a significant impact on the game.

Here is what I have gotten so far. I have ttm requests out for all of them.

Super Bowl I: Kansas City Chiefs 10 - Green Bay Packers 35
Signed by Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley.

Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33 - Oakland Raiders 14

Signed by Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley who intercepted a pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown.

Super Bowl III: New York Jets 16 - Baltimore Colts 7

Signed by running back Matt Snell who scored the only Jets touchdown in their win. 

Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts 16 - Dallas Cowboys 13

Signed on the back by running back Tom Nowatzke who rushed for a touchdown in this Super Bowl.

Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys 24 - Miami Dolphins 3

Signed by running back Dan Reeves who had 1 carry for 7 yards in the Cowboys first Super Bowl victory.

Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16 - Minnesota Vikings 6

Signed by Quarterback Terry Bradshaw who threw for 84 yards and 1 touchdown in the Steeelers victory.

Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers 21 - Dallas Cowboys 17

Signed by Pittsburgh QB Terry Bradshaw who threw for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders 32 - Minnesota Vikings 14

Signed on the back by running back Pete Banaszak who rushed for two touchdowns in this Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl XII: Cowboys 27 - Broncos 10

Signed by assistant coach Dan Reeves who holds the record for 9 Super Bowl appearances as a player and coach.

Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 35 - Dallas Cowboys 31

Signed by Super Bowl XIII MVP Terry Bradshaw who threw 4 touchdowns.

Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers 31 - Los Angeles Rams 19

Signed by Terry Bradshaw who led the Steelers to a come from behind victory by throwing for over 300 yards and 2 touchdowns before being named Super Bowl XIV MVP.

Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders 27 - Philadelphia Eagles 10

Signed by kicker Chris Bahr who kicked three extra points and two field goals in this Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers 26 - Cincinnati Bengals 21

Signed on the back by kicker Ray Wersching who kicked four field goals and two extra points in this Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl XVIII: Washington Redskins 9 - Oakland Raiders 38

Signed by kicker Chris Bahr who kicked three extra points and two field goals in a second Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XIX: Miami Dolphins 16 - San Francisco 49ers 38

Signed on the back by kicker Ray Wersching who kicked 5 extra points in this Super Bowl.

Signed by running back Roger Craig who became the first player to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears 46 - New England Patriots 10

Signed by running back Matt Suhey who had an 11 yard touchdown run in the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXIII: Cincinnati Bengals 16 - San Francisco 49ers 20

Signed by Bill Romanowski who as a rookie intercepted a pass that set up a 49ers field goal.

Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55 - Denver Broncos 10

Signed by running back Roger Craig who scored a touchdown in the game. 

TTM Success: Steve Garvey

This was a recent TTM success for my 2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites project. You can see some of my other cards from that set here. 

Doesn't look much like Steve or Garvey and I'm not sure why he always signs sideways, but it's still a nice success.

TTM Success: Tony LaRussa

I got this TTM back from Tony LaRussa a couple of weeks ago.

I got him in person this past season on a baseball before one of the D-Backs games, but I saw that he was signing ttm so I sent him two cards.

This is the only one I got back and he signed it sideways and super small, but I was still really happy to get it back!

TTM Success: Bud Selig

I accidentally picked up a 2013 blaster of Allen & Ginter. I thought is was 2014. One of the cards I pulled was a base card of Bud Selig. I sent it off to the Commissioner to get signed. I got it back last week. Not sure when I sent it off, but it was probably some time in late July or early August.

TTM Success: Goose Gossage

I sent this card out to Hall of Famer Goose Gossage on July 17th and got it back signed on August 2nd. Goose has a great looking signature and I love these 2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorite cards!

TTM Success: Brad Ziegler

I sent 5 cards to D-Backs reliever Brad Ziegler on July 17th and got back 4 cards signed on August 1st. Most of you probably know, but Brad is a huge card collector. He personalized one cards and added Bible verses on all the cards. I'm can;t remember what the 5th card was that I sent him. I think it might have been another 2014 Bowman card. Thanks Brad!

TTM Project Update

I'm all caught up on my ttm posts and it's actually been a while since I got a ttm request back in the mail. I got my last request back on 3/19/12, so it's been about two weeks since my last success. I thought I'd provide a ttm recap for the First Quarter of 2012. Since January 1, 2012 I've sent 39 different ttm requests to 38 different people (I sent to Stan Musial twice). I've received 23 returns. 21 successes and 2 failures (both were Musial). That means I still have 16 requests out there. I've gotten a total of 34 items signed (33 cards and one book plate) from 21 different people. My goal for 2012 was 50 autographs from at least 30 different people. At my current pace I am on track to get 132 autographs from 84 people. It will be difficult to keep that pace throughout the rest of the year, but I'll give it a shot. Here are a few of my favorites from the First Quarter of 2012.