FORMER WCW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, STING MAKES HIS DEBUT @ WRESTLEMANIA XXXI!!!

YESTERDAY, THE WWE HOSTED THEIR MARQUEE EVENT WRESTLEMANIA XXX1.  THE EVENT WAS HELD @ LEVI STADIUM IN FRONT OF 76,976 FANS!  STING MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE WWE WRESTLING TRIPLE H.  IT WAS A GREAT MATCH WITH THE N.W.O AND DEGENERATION X INTERFERING!  WITH STING SIGNING WITH THE WWE, IT BROUGHT BACK A MEMORY OF STING APPEARING IN YORK, PA!  25 YEARS AGO, STING MADE AN APPEARANCE @ A SPORTS CARD SHOW AT THE YORK FAIRGROUNDS!  FREE AUTOGRAPHS AND T-SHIRTS WERE GIVEN OUT @ THE EVENT!  THERE WAS NOT A HUGE CROWD BUT EVERYONE WALKED AWAY WITH A T-SHIRT & AN AUTOGRAPH!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM STING!  (AN OLD NWA CARD FROM THE LATE 80'S) AND A PHOTO WITH THE FUTURE HALL OF FAMER STING AND YOURS TRULY!!

 

ULTMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP HALL OF FAMER MATT HUGHES APPEARS AT THE TROP GUN SHOP IN ELIZABETHTOWN,PA!!

TODAY, I ATTENDED A "FREE SIGNING" WITH UFC HOF MATT HUGHES!  THIS SIGNING WAS HELD AT THE TROP GUN SHOP IN ELIZABETHTOWN,PA!  MATT WAS APPEARING FROM 9-12 THEN 2-5PM THIS SATURDAY ONLY!  THIS SIGNING ADDS TO MY UFC COLLECTION, ESPECIALLY A HALL OF FAMER!   A STEADY FLOW OF CUSTOMERS MET WITH MATT IN THE GUN SHOP!  THE STORE PROVIDED PHOTO CARDS FOR MATT TO SIGN!  FOR ANY AND ALL OF YOUR GUN NEEDS, BE SURE TO CHECK THE TROP GUN SHOP'S WEBSITE @ WWW.TROPGUN.COM!!

 ABOVE IS A PHOTO CARD SIGNED BY UFC HALL OF FAMER, MATT HUGHES!  HE INSCRIBED 2010 H.O.F. AND MADE THE AUTOGRAPH OUT TO "TODD'S AUTOGRAPH EXPERIENCE"  A NICE TOUCH!

 A PHOTO WITH THE FORMER UFC CHAMP!!!

 AN AD OUTSIDE THE TROP GUN SHOP PROMOTING THE FREE EVENT THIS SATURDAY!!

 AN AD INSIDE THE TROP GUN SHOP PROMOTING MATT'S APPEARANCE @ THE STORE!!!

 

PHILADELPHIA EAGLE GREAT & HALL OF FAMER CHUCK BEDNARIK PASSES AT AGE 89!!!

THIS MORNING, EAGLE HALL OF FAMER CHUCK BEDNARIK PASSED AWAY FROM A BRIEF ILLNESS IN RICHLAND, PENNSLYLVANIA!  "CONCRETE " CHARLIE PLAYED FOR THE EAGLES FROM 1949 TO 1960!  HE WAS ON THE LAST CHAMPIONSHIP THE EAGLES WON!  CHUCK PLAYED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL PLAYING CENTER, LINEBACKER, AND EVEN KICKED & PUNTED!  ALSO, CHUCK WAS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN WHO WAS A BOMBER IN THE U.S. ARMY CORP!  FLYING UP TO 30 MISSIONS WHILE FIGHTING THE NAZIS!  CHUCK GOT HIS NICKNAME FROM SELLING CONCRETE IN THE OFFSEASON!  HIS HIGHEST SALARY WAS $25,000 PLAYING FOR THE EAGLES!  SO TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY HE SOLD CONCRETE!  IN 1991, I MET "CONCRETE" CHARLIE AT THE OLD YORK MALL IN YORK,PA!  IT WAS A "FREE SIGNING" AND HE SIGNED AN 8X10 PHOTO FOR ME!  WHAT I REMEMBER MOST IS SHAKING HIS HAND AND HIS FINGERS POINTED IN DIRECTIONS FINGERS DO NOT NORMALLY POINT!  FROM HIS PLAYING DAYS,  HIS FINGERS WERE MANGLED PLAYING IN A GRITTY ERA OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE!

ABOVE IS THE SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO FROM EAGLE GREAT CHUCK BEDNARIK!  INSCRIBED WITH "PRO H.O.F 1967!!  NOTICE THE CLARITY OF HIS AUTOGRAPH!  A LOT OF THE "OLD TIMERS" SIGN A LEGIBLE SIGNATURE COMPARED TO THE CURRENT TALENT!  REST IN PEACE CHUCK AND GODSPEED TO CHUCK'S FAMILY......

THE LIVING LEGEND, LARRY ZBYSZKO IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 2015 WWE HALL OF FAME!!

TODAY, THE WWE ANNOUNCED IT'S NEWEST MEMBER TO THE HALL OF FAME!  IT'S NEWEST INDUCTEE, IS FORMER AWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LARRY ZBYSZKO!  THE LIVING LEGEND DEBUTED IN 1973 WITH THE THEN WWWF.  HIS BIGGEST FEUD WAS WITH BRUNO SAMMARTINO AS LARRY TURNED AGAINST HIS MENTOR!  THAT FEUD PROVIDED THE WWWF WITH A HUGE BOX OFFICE!  LARRY WRESTLED MANY TIMES AT THE ZEMBO MOSQUE IN HARRISBURG, PA  & BALTIMORE (MD) CIVIC CENTER!  IN 2005, I MET LARRY AT WRESTLEREUNION 2 IN KING OF PRUSSIA, PA!  WELCOME TO THE WWE HALL OF FAME, LARRY!!  THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE 2015 WWE HALL OF FAME!!

 ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH LARRY FROM 2005 AT WRESTLEREUNION 2 IN KING OF PRUSSIA, PA!!

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS RESIGN RB JUSTIN FORSETT!!!

TODAY, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS SIGNED RB JUSTIN FORSETT TO A 3 YEAR DEAL.   THE MONEY AMOUNT IS 3 MILLION A SEASON!  THIS IS QUITE AN UPGRADE OVER LAST SEASON'S CONTRACT FOR $750,000!  AT LEAST THE RAVENS HAVE A SOLID RUNNING BACK IN THE BACKFIELD FOR THE 2015 SEASON!  BTW, FOR RAVEN'S FANS IN THE GREATER CARROLL COUNTY, MD AREA,  JUSTIN WILL BE SPEAKING @ THE WESTMINSTER BAPTIST CHURCH.  THE DATE IS SATURDAY MARCH 21ST @ 7PM!  TICKETS COST $5 EACH!  FOR TIX, YOU CAN CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE @ 410-848-6330!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED SCORE CARD BY JUSTIN FORSETT!  THIS WAS OBTAINED BEFORE A GAME LAST SEASON @ M & T BANK STADIUM

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS OPEN FREE AGENCY WITH 3 LOSSES TO THEIR TEAM....

TODAY, THE NFL FREE AGENCY PERIOD STARTED FOR THE LEAGUE.  THE BALTIMORE RAVENS LOST TE OWEN DANIELS TO THE DENVER BRONCOS.  THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SIGNED WR TORREY SMITH!  FURTHERMORE, THE RAVENS TRADED NT HALOTI NGATA TO THE DETROIT LIONS!  WITH THE PRICE OF SUCCESS  FOR THE RAVENS, THE PLAYER SIGNINGS HAPPEN EVERY OFF SEASON!  THE RAVENS DRAFT/DEVELOP TALENT & CANNOT KEEP EVERY PLAYER IN THIS SALARY CAP ERA OF PRO FOOTBALL!  THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SUCCEED WITH 6 OUT OF 7 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES STARTING WITH 2008 SEASON!

ABOVE ARE SIGNED CARDS FROM THE FOLLOWING FORMER RAVENS:
TORREY SMITH (ROOKIE CARD)
HALOTI NGATA (ROOKIE CARD)
OWEN DANIELS

TE OWEN DANIELS SIGNING FOR FANS BEFORE A GAME LAST SEASON!!

WR TORREY SMITH SIGNING FOR FANS IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR OF 2011!!

THE YORK REVOLUTION HOST THE 1ST DAY OF INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET SALES FOR 2015!!!!

TODAY, THE GIRLS & I ATTENDED THE 1ST DAY SALE OF INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS FOR THE YORK REVOLUTION BASEBALL TEAM!  THE TEAM HOSTED FREE HOT DOGS, CHIPS, AND ICED TEA!  YORK REVOLUTION PLAYER 3B TRAVIS GARCIA WAS IN ATTENDANCE!  FREE FITTED YORK REVOLUTION HATS WERE GIVEN AWAY FOR EVERY TICKET BUYER!  THE BIG DRAW WAS THE BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE TICKET SALE!  I WAS ABLE TO SECURE MY TICKETS FOR THE PROMOTIONAL NIGHTS AT SANTANDER STADIUM THIS SEASON!  A NICE TURNOUT FOR THE 1ST DAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 FANS TURNING OUT TO BUY TICKETS!  WITH ONLY 2 TICKET TERMINALS OPEN, THE LINES MOVED SLOWLY!  HOWEVER, THE TICKET DEAL WAS WORTH IT!

 3 FITTED HATS GIVEN AWAY TO TICKET BUYERS TODAY!!  A NICE GIVE AWAY!

 YORK REVOLUTION 3B TRAVIS GARCIA SIGNED MY HAT!!

 3B TRAVIS GARCIA WITH THE GIRLS!!

THE LINE OUTSIDE THE TICKET OFFICE OF SANTANDER STADIUM!  A NICE TURNOUT FOR THE 1ST DAY OF INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET FOR 2015!  THE BOGO DEAL HELPED ENTICE A GOOD TURNOUT!

LESEAN "SHADY" MCCOY WILL BE TRADED TO THE BUFFALO BILLS....

HARRISBURG, PA NATIVE AND 2X ALL PRO RUNNING BACK LESEAN MCCOY WILL BE TRADED TO THE BUFFALO BILLS!  THE EAGLES LOSE THEIR TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER FOR LB KIKO ALONSO.  THE EAGLES CONTINUE TO "DUMP" SALARY & TALENT IN HOPES OF REACHING THE PLAYOFFS UNDER HEAD COACH CHIP KELLY!  THE EAGLES LOSE A TALENTED RUNNING BACK & ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY!  THE LESEAN MCCOY FOUNDATION DID A LOT OF CHARITABLE WORK IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA!  IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, WHAT THIS MOVE ALONG WITH OTHER OFF SEASON MOVES DO FOR THE EAGLES!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED ROOKIE CARD FROM LESEAN MCCOY!  THE AUTOGRAPH IS NOT MUCH !  THIS WAS OBTAINED FROM MCCOY'S CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME IN 2013!
 

TODD'S UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE!!!!

APRIL 11:  THE ORIOLES BIRDS ARE BACK RALLY, WESTMINSTER TOWNMALL, MD= PLAYERS TBA....

APRIL 16th:  LIZ MURRAY LECTURE (FROM HOMELESS TO HARVARD) @ THE  WALDNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA......

APRIL 18TH:  PENN STATE BLUE/WHITE GAME @ BEAVER STADIUM..... 

APRIL 30TH:  FORMER PHILLIE MANAGER  & 2008 WORLD SERIES WINNER CHARLIE MANUEL @ CLIPPER MAGAZINE STADIUM.....

MAY 29:  WWE HALL OF FAMER ROWDY RODDY PIPER @ CLIPPER MAGAZINE STADIUM.....

JUNE 27TH:  FORMER MLB SUPERSTAR DARRYL STRAWBERRY FOR FAITH & FAMILY NIGHT @ SANTANDER STADIUM .......

JULY 13TH:  OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER & CURRENT PENN STATE HEAD WRESTLING COACH CAEL SANDERSON FOR WRESTLING NIGHT @ SANTANDER STADIUM .......

EVENT SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE & ADDITIONAL EVENTS WILL BE ADDED UPON NOTICE.......

CBS SPORTS GREG GUMBEL LECTURE @ MILLERSVILLE (PA) UNIVERSITY!!!

TONIGHT, A FRIEND AND I ATTENDED THE GREG GUMBEL LECTURE AT THE WINTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY!  A CROWD OF ROUGHLY 150 PATRONS ATTENDED THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS LECTURE!  GREG SPOKE ABOUT HIS CAREER AS A BROADCASTER AND STORIES ABOUT VARIOUS ATHLETES IN A COMICAL WAY!  HE ALSO TOOK QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR!

 ABOVE IS A PROGRAM FROM THE LECTURE AND A SIGNED CARD FROM GREG GUMBEL!!  HE INSCRIBED CBS

 ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH GREG AFTER THE LECTURE!  I MADE A QUICK MOVE TO THE STAGE TO GRAB AN AUTOGRAPH AND PHOTO BEFORE THE REST OF THE CROWD MOVED TOWARD'S GREG!

 1ST ROW SHOT OF GREG SPEAKING AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY!!

OUTSIDE THE WINTER VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY!!!