Sports stars and other celebrities whom I have met:
Johnny Callison, Ken Patera, Gorilla Monsoon, the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates (the Phillies' most hated rival then), Debbie Reynolds, Jan Murray, Frank Gorshin, and last but certainly not least relatively speaking, George Eiferman.
Nice list Lefty. (who's Eiferman?) Metal's list, sans the ball players have me scratching my head, as does Paul Payne's. This is something I've been thinking of doing for a long time, before I forget. My list is rather large. All were
chance meetings on the street, in a restaurant, race track or poker game.
Sports: Al Jackson, Bob Shaw, Jesse Gonder, Harry Carey, Ken Norton, Lou Brock, Ted Simmons, Dal Maxville, OJ Simpson, Dan Deirdorf, Conrad Dobler and Bob Gibson.
Through racing: Paul Newman, Jill St. John, Gene Hackman (yes, I missed Steve Mc Queen)
Misc: Chubby Checker, Wolfman Jack, Jennifer Tilley, Gabe Caplin, Scotte Wilson (Dick Hickock from
In Cold Blood) John Byner, John Cassevetes, The Ink Spots, Kay Ballard and AJ Cervantes (St. Louis mayor)
The list of current "celebrity" poker players is too long to list, and most I never spoke to, except for Layne Flack (real name Delayne) who was a coworker and friend in Montana before he struck it rich.
I noticed that these lists are short on women. Why IS that?