Willie Davis, 69. Was some kind of ballplayer.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I actually typed (on a typewriter for you youngsters here) a letter to Cesar Cedeno, when I was a young Astros fan. I sent it to him c/o the Astrodome. I never got a response, so that became my one and only attempt at contacting a professional player. Was kind of disappointing to a 8-9 year old kid....

Man, you are OLD. What's a typewriter?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by golfer

Man, you are OLD. What's a typewriter?

Seth..you'll appreciate this..only time I ever wrote an athlete was when I asked Rod Gilbert for his autograph...got a nice signed pic back in the mail.. Made my week

[golfer]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Seth..you'll appreciate this..only time I ever wrote an athlete was when I asked Rod Gilbert for his autograph...got a nice signed pic back in the mail.. Made my week

That is awesome. I was a big Walter Tkaczuk fan myself. The "Human Tripod" as Bill Chadwick used to call him.

http://nyrangerslegends.blogspot.com...t-tkaczuk.html

[GPK]

Originally Posted by golfer

Man, you are OLD. What's a typewriter?

He is so old, after he typed it on the typewriter, he sent the letter via Pony Express

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by GPK

He is so old, after he typed it on the typewriter, he sent the letter via Pony Express

You can do better than that.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

You can do better than that.

I know. This cold is kicking my ass, so I'm still half out of it

[MaTH716]

I actually used to hand write those letters all the time, and actually got a signed picture from the great one himself Wayne Gretzky. I couldn't believe it. Then in one of the very rare dick moves my father (who I love dearly) ever pulled, he went on to tell me that Gretzky gets thousands of letters a day and probably has a secretarty that answers and signs everything he gets. Way to crush an 11 year old Pop, but I really believe that Gretzky signed it. The only thing is that I have absolutely no idea where it is.