Sports Memorabilia

[BADSANTA]

Do any of you guys collect any? I started about 15 years ago with signed jerseys and photos of some of my favorites like Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, Jordan...etc.

[KHSAlum400]

The closet thing I ever got was a t-shirt signed by Kenny Smith when I played in one of H-Town basketball tournaments one summer.

I also got a signed picture from Herscel Walker for being nominated for the Willy Ray Smith Award.

[no-look]

I got into that several years ago. Mostly cards. It was habit forming....

[BADSANTA]

They have a few free shows around Houston each year. They bring in guys like Horry, Cassell, Foster (this year), Kenny Smith, and a few old school Oilers. I met the entire Miami Heat team back when Lamar Odom and Shaq was there at the Four Seasons downtown. They all signed by basketball which was awesome.

[Lazeek]

I once had a Boston Celtics NBA Finals t-shirt that had all of the players signatures on it............only problem is a former board member and coach got it for me and he signed all of the names!!!!  My favorite player and signature on the shirt was Matt Scalabrine!!!! ;D ;D ;D

[bullets13]

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I once had a Boston Celtics NBA Finals t-shirt that had all of the players signatures on it............only problem is a former board member and coach got it for me and he signed all of the names!!!!  My favorite player and signature on the shirt was Matt Scalabrine!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I remember that :)  how did you figure it out?

[Lazeek]

Confronted his lying ace about it!!!!! ;) ;)

[no-look]

I once pulled an autugraphed  Shawn King rookie card out a box of SPX trading cards......He was the hottest thing going at the time. It was bringing 500.00 on ebay......was going to put it on ebay and it came up gone....probally know what happened to it....It's probally not worth a dollar now....

[Lazeek]

Collecting sports memorabilia is mostly for people who don't play sports or were not the best of athletes................that is why I have baseballs, footballs, a basketball, baseball bat, hockey stick, baseball cards, magazines and pictures all autographed!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

[BADSANTA]

Lazeek not true. I know ton of former athletes both pro and college who collect memorabilia. At the last Tri Star show I attended I witness Donney Avery (Rams) and Arian Foster walk around and buy 3-4 signed framed jerseys. Foster picked up a Vick and Earl Campbell signed jersey. Most of that stuff is so pricey that I usually try to do the in person autos. Almost 60% of NBA players and 40 %of the NFL live in Houston. If you have time during the summer, you would be amazed at who you would find at the Fonde Rec Center in downtown.

[Guest speechless]

there are about 432 players in the nba

you really believe that 259 of them live in houston?

[AggiesAreWe]

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there are about 432 players in the nba

you really believe that 259 of them live in houston?
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speechless, remember, BADSANTA said "almost" 60%. He could of meant 1-59%. ;) ;D

I have learned over the last couple of days that people post things to mean something totally different than what was posted. ;) ;D

[hjhawks]

He is not kidding about Fonde.... I can remember many an afternoon going there to shoot on the side court and watching NBA starters sit for several games in a row because no one would pick them up...

[Guest speechless]

...and 640 of the approx. 1600 nfl players live in houston?

[Lazeek]

Compulsive much?????

[BADSANTA]

If you guys would use the computer, you can actually find the facts I justed stated in a article in the chronicle. As of 2008, almost 60 of NBA players have a home in Houston. Reason being cost of living and no state taxes. Google the info or ill sen it to you. ITS a FACT!

[Guest speechless]

lots of pro athletes have multiple homes

[Guest speechless]

no state taxes in tenn. the other 40% live there?

[BADSANTA]

More NFL players reside in Houston vs any other major US city. That's a fact. Again cost of living. Here are some NBA players you wouldn't have a clue that live here. Derron Williams, JR Smith, Damon Stoudamire, Glen Davis, Shaq (has a home in sweetwater), Marcus Camby, Juwan Howard, McGrady, Richard Hamilton, McDyess, Boozer, Chris Duhon, Chris Paul, TJ Ford, Paul Pierce (offseaon training lives in Royal Oaks), Danny Granger, Milsap, Ben Gordon, and Shawn Kemp (lives in a apartment on Westheimer).

[BADSANTA]

Tenn isn't a state that Titans players live in besides during the season.

[BADSANTA]

Most players do have more than one home. A season and off season. Off season these guys live here. A few years ago most of the guys use to play at the Westside Tennis Club. I've ran into Mark Henry a few times at the fonde as well a few years back. I use to always seem him at the Longhorn games back in 05 and 08.

[Guest speechless]

so 259 nba players and over 600 nfl players live in houston?

[BADSANTA]

Yep! Don't judge me speechless I didn't come up with these numbers. All written by the chronicle, but you see a lot of these guys in the clubs during off season and galleria. I do mean A LOT of guys. Houston isn't a tourist city.

[Guest tigersvoice]

[quote name="BADSANTA" post="961355" timestamp="1296923962"]
More NFL players reside in Houston vs any other major US city. That's a fact. Again cost of living. Here are some NBA players you wouldn't have a clue that live here. Derron Williams, JR Smith, Damon Stoudamire, Glen Davis, Shaq (has a home in sweetwater), Marcus Camby, Juwan Howard, McGrady, Richard Hamilton, McDyess, Boozer, Chris Duhon, Chris Paul, TJ Ford, Paul Pierce (offseaon training lives in Royal Oaks), Danny Granger, Milsap, Ben Gordon, and Shawn Kemp (lives in a apartment on Westheimer).
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I can't argure with BadSanta on this because I just don't know and don't have the interest to look it up.  But, if true, you got to admit the guy is the master of inane statistics. ;)

[BADSANTA]

Tigervoice its true. If look at how the cost of homes in Houston vs LA, Miami, Dallas, and NY you would understand why a lot of those guys would live here. There are ton of professional athletes that reside in Austin as well.