Who's the coolest that you met??

[SFREDSKIN]

I just remembered, 2 HOF not a Redskin but two of the coolest down to earth guys, they use to go my old gym and we BS'd all the time.

Vida Blue Old Oakland A and Giant

Joe Perry Old Forty Niner RB

[44_Riggins_44]

Jurgenson's son dated one of my close cousins and sonny came to a christmas party at my grandmother's and he signed a few things of mine, he was pretty cool.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by 44_Riggins_44

Jurgenson's son dated one of my close cousins and sonny came to a christmas party at my grandmother's and he signed a few things of mine, he was pretty cool.

You just made me remember...I met Sonny once. In fact, I remember asking him about Brunell/Ramsey B.C....before Campell.

He ripped on both of them actually. I do remember him favoring Ramsey.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

You just made me remember...I met Sonny once. In fact, I remember asking him about Brunell/Ramsey B.C....before Campell.

He ripped on both of them actually. I do remember him favoring Ramsey.

I took my son to training camp when it was in Frostburg a couple of times. We got there and found out it was not a scheduled practice, just weight lifting.

Turned out that was the best time to go. Sonny (who never is available to the crowd during camp) was in his golf cart waiting to do a couple of interviews. We talked with him for about 10 minutes. Of course, I was a Trent Green fan. This was the year we went into camp with Gus #1, Hos #2 & Trent #3. I asked Sonny if Trent could ever start... he said he would have a very nice career making 1 mil a year holding a clip board.

A couple of months later, he was on TV saying how Trent was one of the best he had ever seen.

That just shows we can all be wrong, but Sonny was really cool and gave his honest assesment at that time.

[Hog1]

Sonny!
He was eating lunch outside a Deli I go (a couple of years ago) to all the time. I walk by him and gave the usual "What up", and appropriate head nod. I walk inside (the place was empty). I'm thinking DAMN, that guy looks a HELL of a lot like Sonny Jurgenson! I say to the owner, (a fishing bud of mine) check this guy out. Unbeknownst to me, his wife is standing next to me at the counter.
She calmly replies, "that's him". I nearly had a stroke. She said he would not mind if I introduced myself to him. So I go outside, and spoke in an unknown language for a minute or two. Finally, I settled down. We talked about the Skins for a few minutes, Kilmer, what he was up to. Signed a couple things for my son. SUPER GUY
Oh yah, I bought his, and his wifes's lunch

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Sonny!
He was eating lunch outside a Deli I go (a couple of years ago) to all the time. I walk by him and gave the usual "What up", and appropriate head nod. I walk inside (the place was empty). I'm thinking DAMN, that guy looks a HELL of a lot like Sonny Jurgenson! I say to the owner, (a fishing bud of mine) check this guy out. Unbeknownst to me, his wife is standing next to me at the counter.
She calmly replies, "that's him". I nearly had a stroke. She said he would not mind if I introduced myself to him. So I go outside, and spoke in an unknown language for a minute or two. Finally, I settled down. We talked about the Skins for a few minutes, Kilmer, what he was up to. Signed a couple things for my son. SUPER GUY
Oh yah, I bought his, and his wifes's lunch

I heard he sold his place in Mount Vernon and was living somewhere in FL now... I guess that it is in your neighborhood?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

I heard he sold his place in Mount Vernon and was living somewhere in FL now... I guess that it is in your neighborhood?

That was in Bonita Springs (between Naples, and Fort Myers). He said, he had a place in the sub-division across the road (major expensive).

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Sonny!
He was eating lunch outside a Deli I go (a couple of years ago) to all the time. I walk by him and gave the usual "What up", and appropriate head nod. I walk inside (the place was empty). I'm thinking DAMN, that guy looks a HELL of a lot like Sonny Jurgenson! I say to the owner, (a fishing bud of mine) check this guy out. Unbeknownst to me, his wife is standing next to me at the counter.
She calmly replies, "that's him". I nearly had a stroke. She said he would not mind if I introduced myself to him. So I go outside, and spoke in an unknown language for a minute or two. Finally, I settled down. We talked about the Skins for a few minutes, Kilmer, what he was up to. Signed a couple things for my son. SUPER GUY
Oh yah, I bought his, and his wifes's lunch

Continuing with Sonny.....it's funny how times have changed and how the Redskins basically stole Sonny from the Eagles for Norm Snead.

I wonder what the Lenny Ps of the world were saying back then? What a steal! Definitely one of, if not the single greatest move in Redskins history.

[hagams]

I have never met a skins player. I'm always caught up with work when the time comes to meet someone. I still to this day haven't been to a game, and I'm from Richmond (It's sad, I know).
But when I was stationed in Cali I was out camping in Monteray and had a chance to meet Simeon Rice. He was being filmed by the discovery channel for a show about Sports Athletes off-time fun. He was a nice guy, we talked for about ten minutes about his 4-wheeler and stuff. Not a word about football. It was good to see someone like that having fun off the field just like a normal guy. But....I really want to Art Monk. That guy has been like an idol to meet since I first watched him play.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by hagams

I have never met a skins player. I'm always caught up with work when the time comes to meet someone. I still to this day haven't been to a game, and I'm from Richmond (It's sad, I know).
But when I was stationed in Cali I was out camping in Monteray and had a chance to meet Simeon Rice. He was being filmed by the discovery channel for a show about Sports Athletes off-time fun. He was a nice guy, we talked for about ten minutes about his 4-wheeler and stuff. Not a word about football. It was good to see someone like that having fun off the field just like a normal guy. But....I really want to Art Monk. That guy has been like an idol to meet since I first watched him play.

Well, if your from Richmond, you have all kinds of chances to meet the players... just this upcoming weekend, Dave Butz will be doing an autograph signing in Fredericksburg, and you can play paintball with Ladell Betts, Rock Cartwright and others... there are threads for both of these events already.

There is also the 10 former Redskin event in MD the end of the month, the Charley Taylor charity signing & the big Chantilly show with all kinds of the current guys.

Of course, you just missed the big Beach Blitz

[hagams]

Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

Well, if your from Richmond, you have all kinds of chances to meet the players... just this upcoming weekend, Dave Butz will be doing an autograph signing in Fredericksburg, and you can play paintball with Ladell Betts, Rock Cartwright and others... there are threads for both of these events already.

There is also the 10 former Redskin event in MD the end of the month, the Charley Taylor charity signing & the big Chantilly show with all kinds of the current guys.

Of course, you just missed the big Beach Blitz

I know...It's bad that I don't get out that much. I actually live in Norfolk now, which makes it even worse that I missed the blitz.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by hagams

I know...It's bad that I don't get out that much. I actually live in Norfolk now, which makes it even worse that I missed the blitz.

There is a chain of store in VA Beach that run signings:

Upcoming Events

They usually have alot of skins on the schedule... I think they only have Irving Fryar now... but keep an eye out... they do ALOT of events.

[72SKINS]

Well thats a tough Question. I have met well over a 100 players throughout the years. I guess the coolest would have to have ben Dallas Hickman. When I was younger and he played on the Skins from 76-81. He would come over to the house quite frequently. my father at the time was training a dog for him so we spent alot of time together. As for meeting a player at a card show or apprearance I would say Pat Fischer. I have met him many times over the years and each time he was a great guy to talk with. He always seemed to be very pleased that "us" fans had made the effort to come and meet him.
Class guy all the way.

[Slash83]

While on Presidential duty in Texas my father got me Sam Baughs autograph and a picture with him.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by Slash83

While on Presidential duty in Texas my father got me Sam Baughs autograph and a picture with him.

See... this is the coolest to me..... I used to mail him some things to sign..... but I never met him.