FORMER PHILADELPHIA FLYER BOB "THE HOUND" KELLY SKATES HIS WAY INTO LANCASTER, PA!!!

TODAY, I ADDED TO MY HOCKEY COLLECTION WITH 2X STANLEY CUP WINNER & PHILADELPHIA FLYER BOB "THE HOUND" KELLY!  BOB WAS PART OF THE BROAD STREET BULLIES WHO WON BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1974 & 1975!  ALONG WITH DAVE "THE HAMMER" SCHULTZ THEY WERE THE ENFORCERS ON THAT FLYER'S TEAM!  BOB HAD A 12 YEAR CAREER WITH THE FLYERS AND FINISHED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS!  NOW BOB IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE FLYERS MAKING VARIOUS APPEARANCES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL/EASTERN PART OF PENNSYLVANIA & SOUTH NEW JERSEY!  THE LEFT WINGER SCORED 154 GOALS IN HIS 12 YEAR CAREER!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF BOB "THE HOUND" KELLY! HE INSCRIBED HOUND AND 2X SCC 74 75

 ABOVE IS A SELFIE WITH FLYER GREAT BOB "THE HOUND" KELLY!  I ASKED HIM FOR A SELFIE SHOT AS HE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TO A SIGNING STATION!  THE 65 YEAR OLD TEASED ME NOT TO PHOTO SHOP THE PHOTO WITH HAIR!  

ABOVE IS AN EVENT FLIER FOR THE HOLIDAY SPORTS CARD SHOW @ THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT IN LANCASTER, PA!

FORMER NEW YORK GIANT P SEAN LANDETA MAKES AN APPEARANCE @ A HOLIDAY SPORTS CARD SHOW IN LANCASTER, PA!!!

TODAY, I ATTENDED A SPORTS CARD SHOW @ THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT IN LANCASTER, PA!  THE SHOW LINEUP HAD SEVERAL "PAID" SIGNINGS FEATURING NFL HALL OF FAMER/BALTIMORE COLT/PENN STATER LENNY MOORE, FORMER BALTIMORE COLT/PENN STATER LYDELL MITCHELL, FORMER PHILADELPHIA FLYER BRIAN PROPP, AND NAOMI GROSSMAN FROM AMERICAN HORROR STORY!  I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE 2 FREE SIGNINGS FEATURING 2X SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SEAN LANDETA & 2X WORLD CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA FLYER BOB "THE HOUND" KELLY!    SEAN LANDETA HAD A 24 YEAR CAREER IN THE USFL/NFL!  HE IS A GRADUATE OF TOWSON UNIVERSITY IN MARYLAND!  SEAN IS A 2X SUPER BOWL WINNER WITH THE NEW YORK GIANTS FROM XX1 AND XXV!  IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF SEAN WILL BE INDUCTED IN THE PRO FOOTBALL OF FAME!  HE WAS ON THE BALLOT A FEW YEARS AGO!  ONLY 1 PUNTER RAY GUY IS IN THE HALL OF FAME!

ABOVE IS SIGNED 1991 PACIFIC FOOTBALL CARD FROM SEAN!  I HAD HIM INSCRIBE SUPER BOWL XXI AND XXV CHAMPS ON THE CARD!

 ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH 2X SUPER BOWL GIANT P SEAN LANDETA AND I!

 ABOVE ARE SEAN'S 2 SUPER BOWL RINGS HE ALLOWED ME TO TRY ON!  ANOTHER NICE MOMENT FOR THIS FOOTBALL FAN TO TRY ON A SUPER BOWL RING FROM XXI AND XXV GAMES!

 ABOVE IS AN EVENT FLIER FOR THE HOLIDAY SPORTS CARD SHOW IN LANCASTER, PA!

 ANOTHER SNAPSHOT OF THE SUPER BOWL RINGS FROM XXI AND XXV THAT THE GIANTS WON!  ANOTHER SPECIAL SPORTS MOMENT FOR THIS FOOTBALL FAN!

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS DEFEAT THE ST. LOUIS RAMS 16-13 @ M & T BANK STADIUM!!

TODAY, FRIENDS AND I ATTENDED MY LAST RAVEN'S GAME OF THIS SEASON!  THE RAVENS WON WITH A GAME ENDING FIELD GOAL BY JUSTIN TUCKER!  A CROWD OF 71,105 ATTENDED THIS GAME!  THE WIN WAS COSTLY CONSIDERING RB JUSTIN FORSETT AND QB JOE FLACCO WERE LOST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SEASON WITH INJURIES!  THIS 20TH SEASON FOR THE RAVENS HAS BEEN PATHETIC!  INJURIES, LACK OF PLAYMAKERS, AND DEAD CAP MONEY HAVE CREATED THIS 3-7 TEAM!  WE AUTOGRAPHED BEFORE THE GAME AND AFTER THE GAME!  BELOW IS WHAT I WAS ABLE TO SECURE!

ABOVE ARE SIGNED INDEX CARDS FROM THE FOLLOWING RAVENS:
ROBERT MYERS
CASSIUS VAUGHN
JOE MORGAN
ABOVE ARE FOOTBALL CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS:
DARYL JOHNSTON  (FORMER COWBOY AND CURRENT FOX BROADCASTER) INSCRIBED WITH MOOSE
CLYDE SIMMONS (RAMS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH)
TODD HEAP  ( IN ATTENDANCE FOR ED REED'S INDUCTION TO THE RING OF HONOR)

ABOVE IS A ST. LOUIS RAMS LICENSE PLATE FROM THE FOLLOWING RAMS:
KENNY BRITT
GREG ZEURLEIN
CAMERON LYNCH
WILL WITHERSPOON (RAMS RADIO NETWORK)
D'MARCO FARR (RAMS RADIO NETWORK)
JEFF GARCIA  ( OFFENSIVE COACH, FORMER QB FOR 49ERS/EAGLES)
GARRETT REYNOLDS
ERIC KUSH

A SPECIAL COIN GIVEN AWAY TO ALL ATTENDEES FOR ED REED!  HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE RING OF HONOR TODAY!

 ABOVE IS A PROGRAM SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING RAVENS:
CHRIS GIVENS
KYLE JUSZCYK
ALBERT MCCLELLAN
ARTHUR BROWN
NICK BOYLE
ZA'DARIUS SMITH

 A SELFIE WITH RAMS WR KENNY BRITT!  AFTER THE GAME, OUTSIDE THE STADIUM VERY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE FANS!

FORMER COWBOY AND CURRENT FOX BROADCASTER DARYL "MOOSE" JOHNSTON SIGNING FOR THE FANS!

FORMER RAM D'MARCO FARR IN THE BROACAST BOOTH FOR THE RAMS RADIO NETWORK!

HEADING TO THE STADIUM ON A COLD, BRISK SUNDAY MORNING!

NICK BOCKWINKEL, AWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS OLD!

LAST EVENING,  FORMER  AWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION NICK BOCKWINKEL DIED AT THE AGE OF 80!  NICK WAS ENSHRINED INTO THE WWE HALL OF FAME IN 2007!  I REMEMBER HIS INTERVIEWS AS BEING VERY "INTELLECTUAL" FOR A WRESTLER!   I WATCHED THE AWA ON LOCAL CHANNEL 49 WGCB OUT OF RED LION, PA!  THEN ESPN BROACASTED THE AWA IN THE LATE 80'S THRU THE EARLY 90'S!
IN 2005, I MET NICK AT WRESTLEREUNION 2 AT THE VALLEY FORGE CONVENTION CENTER!  

 ABOVE IS PHOTO OF NICK AT A SIGNING TABLE @ WRESTLEREUNION FROM 2005!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED COPY OF PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED BY NICK BOCKWINKEL!

NICK'S LONE WRESTLING FIGURE MADE BY REMCO IN THE MID-80'S!  NOT A LOT OF TRADING CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NICK!  SURPRISING FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!  THIS DOLL WAS PART OF MY COLLECTION FROM MY CHILDHOOD!  MY PARENTS CLEANED OUT THE ATTIC AND REALIZED I WOULD APPRECIATE THESE ITEMS!




 

BATLIMORE ORIOLE C MATT WIETERS ACCEPTS QUALIFYING OFFER, WILL REMAIN WITH THE TEAM IN 2016!

TODAY, ORIOLE C MATT WIETERS ACCEPTS THE ORIOLES 1 YEAR $15.8 MILLION OFFER!  MY THOUGHT IS MATT WILL TRY AND REBOUND FROM THE 2015 SEASON AND HAVE A BIG YEAR!  THUS PROPELLING HIM FOR A BIG FREE AGENT CONTRACT  FOR THE 2017 SEASON!  

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF MATT!  THIS WAS OBTAINED IN 2010 @ THE ESPNZONE IN BALTIMORE,MD!

SUSAN PACKARD, FOUNDER OF HGTV/CNBC SPEAKS @ YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA!

TONIGHT, I ATTENDED THE LECTURE WITH SUSAN PACKARD @ THE WALDNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA!   THE LECTURE WAS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE! A PACKED CENTER HEARD SUSAN SPEAK ABOUT HER VISION  IN LEADERSHIP AND HER HELP IN CREATING THE HGTV & CNBC NETWORKS!

 ABOVE IS A PROGRAM CARD SIGNED BY SUSAN!  SHE INCLUDED THE MONTH AND YEAR BELOW HER SIGNATURE!  AFTER THE LECTURE, SHE WAS AVAILABLE FOR A MEET & GREET!

 ABOVE IS A PICTURE WITH SUSAN AND MY DAUGHTER & I!  THIS PHOTO OP WAS AFTER THE LECTURE IN THE LOBBY OF THE WALDNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER!

BALTIMORE ORIOLE 3B MANNY MACHADO WINS HIS 2ND GOLD GLOVE TONIGHT!

TONIGHT,  MANNY MACHADO WAS AWARDED HIS SECOND GOLD GLOVE BY MLB!  HE HAS CAPTURED A GOLD GLOVE 2 OUT OF 3 PAST SEASONS!  MANNY HAS A WAY TO GO TO CATCH UP WITH MR. ORIOLE, BROOKS ROBINSON!  BROOKSIE WON 16 STRAIGHT GOLD GLOVES DURING HIS CAREER IN BALTIMORE!  CONSIDERING HOW WELL MANNY IS PLAYING, THE ORIOLE BRASS MAY WANT TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT! 

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO FROM MANNY!  THIS WAS OBTAINED FROM THE 2014 ORIOLES FANFEST IN BALTIMORE, MD!  THE PHOTO IS A SNAPSHOT FROM MANNY PLAYING WITH THE DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS!  THE SINGLE A AFFILIATE OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES!
 

FORMER U.S. SENATOR & ACTOR FRED THOMPSON DIES AT THE AGE OF 73!

YESTERDAY, FORMER SENATOR & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRED THOMPSON PASSED AT 73 YEARS OLD FROM LYMPHOMA!  FRED WAS ALSO AN ESTABLISHED ACTOR!  HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008 AND HIS CAMPAIGN FIZZLED OUT!  FANS MAY REMEMBER HIM FROM HIS ACTING IN LAW & ORDER!  IN 2008, FRED MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP IN YORK, PA!  HE WAS STUMPING FOR THE MCCAIN TEAM!  I GOT A PHOTO AND AUTOGRAPH FROM THE SENATOR!  YOU CAN SEE THE ITEMS BELOW:

 ABOVE IS A CAMPAIGN STICKER SIGNED BY SEN. THOMPSON!

 ABOVE IS THE SENATOR WHEN HE STOPPED IN YORK, PA FOR A CAMPAIGN STOP!

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS DEFEAT THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS IN A THRILLING GAME!

TODAY, FRIENDS AND I ATTENDED THE 3RD HOME GAME OF THE RAVENS THIS SEASON!  WITH A 1-6 START SEASON FOR THE RAVENS, IT HAS BEEN A LESS THAN STELLAR SEASON!  HOWEVER, THE RAVENS PICKED UP THEIR 2ND WIN OF THE SEASON ON A MILD NOVEMBER DAY IN BALTIMORE!  AN ANNOUNCED CROWD OF 70,829 WATCHED JUSTIN TUCKER KICK THE GAME WINNING FIELD GOAL TO SECURE A 29-26 WIN!  WE DID AUTOGRAPHING PRE AND POST GAME!  BELOW ARE THE ITEMS I RECEIVED!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED SAN DIEGO CHARGERS LICENSE PLATE BY THE FOLLOWING:
JOHN PAGANO 
MIKE NOLAN 
MIKE MCCOY
STEVE WILLIAMS
BRAD SORENSEN
RICK LYLE
NICK HARDWICK
PETE METZELAARS
ERIC WEDDLE
KEENAN ALLEN
COREY LIUGET
KENDELL REYES
DEAN SPANOS
MICHAEL SPANOS
DENZEL PERRYMAN

 ABOVE IS A TEAM PHOTO GIVEN OUT AFTER THE GAME, SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING RAVENS:
DENNIS PITTA
MARSHALL YANDA
CHRIS GIVENS
JEREMY ROSS
ZACHARY ORR

ABOVE ARE INDEX CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING:
DANIEL BROWN
DE'ANDRE WESLEY
MARCEL JONES
ROBERT MYERS
CHRIS GIVENS
CHARLES JAMES
ANDY BISCHOFF
DARREN WALLER
ZACHARY ORR
JAMIE ERDAHL (CBS TV)
JEREMY BUTLER

 ABOVE ARE FOOTBALL CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING:
FRANK REICH (CHARGERS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR)
MAXX WILLIAMS
DARYL SMITH

 THE OWNER OF THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, DEAN SPANOS!!  I CALLED HIM OVER AND HE CAME OVER TO SIGN  FOR THE FANS!

CHARGERS HEAD COACH MIKE RILEY SIGNING PRE-GAME!

 WR KEENEN ALLEN SIGNING PRE GAME FOR US!  HE HAD A SPECTACULAR CATCH FOR A TOUCHDOWN IN THE CORNER OF THE END ZONE,WHERE I WAS SEATED!

 S ERIC WEDDLE SIGNING FOR US PRE-GAME!

RAVEN LB DARYL SMITH SIGNING AS HE ENTERED THE STADIUM!  HE LED THE RAVENS WITH 14 TACKLES IN THIS GAME!

 MR SPANOS SIGNING MY LICENSE PLATE PRE GAME!  WILL THE CHARGERS BE PLAYING IN LOS ANGELES NEXT YEAR?  I DID NOT ASK HIM THIS QUESTION!

A SHOT PRE GAME AS THE PLAYERS WARM UP ON A MILD DAY FOR FOOTBALL IN NOVEMBER!

A SLIMMED DOWN NICK HARWICK!  HE IS PART OF THE CHARGERS RADIO NETWORK!  HE CAME OVER AND SIGNED FOR US !  HE WAS A MAINSTAY ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE IN SAN DIEGO!