More May Nots

Latest round of failures: Sonny Jurgensen, Don Maynard, and Clayton Kershaw, who sent the above card in place of an autograph.

Ozzie Newsome

A stellar Tight End who played in three different decades across thirteen years for the Browns, Ozzie Newsome was enshrined in the National Football Hall of Fame in 1999, as the inscription next to his signature indicates.  Thanks, Ozzie!
Mailed: 5-3-17
Received Back: 5-27-17
Turnaround Time: 24 Days

Mr. Clean

Not to be confused with Steve Harvey, it's my yearly allotment of Superstar Steve Garvey!  This 1981 Fleer Baseball Card is a classic pose of the 10x All-Star, nicknamed Mr. Clean for his stellar reputation off the field, and he signed it in just the right spot.  Classic signature, class act.  Thanks, Steve!
Mailed: 4-12-17
Received Back: 5-25-17
Turnaround Time: 43 Days

The Blonde Bomber

A living legend, shown here in a majestic pose.  The first QB to win four Super Bowls, and all these years later, he's still working to make our Sundays great.  Thanks again, Terry!
Mailed: 2-13-17
Received Back: 5-22-17
Turnaround Time: 98 Days

May-June 2016 Failure List

Short list this month.  The only two I sent out last May that I haven't heard back from are Bucky Dent and Shannon Sharpe.  And none from last June.  As I recall, New England weather was much nicer around this time last year.

Three Spring Strikeouts

Here are the failures from the past few weeks...  No luck with Lynn Swann, Matt Williams, or Tom Brady, as the Swann card came back unsigned, the Williams was an RTS, and the Brady came back unsigned, though with an impressive five-day turnaround time.  My guess is that he has someone open his mail and return and autograph request cards.  The dude is the best football player the planet has ever seen, so I imagine he gets a lot of autograph requests, especially after winning his fifth Super Bowl this February.

Mr. Cowboy

A second signature from Mr. Cowboy himself, Hall-of-Fame Bob Lilly.  Thanks, Bob!  Go Cowboys!
Mailed: 5-1-17
Received Back: 5-9-17
Turnaround Time: 8 Days

Stephen Gostkowski

I've found that, even with a vast collection of sports cards, I don't always have cards of athletes I want to write to.  Luckily, I came across some blank "draw your own card" cards that came in 1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Football packs.  A few weeks ago, I sent some of these out, and this is the first one to come back.  I had a Patriots sticker to put on this one, which helps.  But being a blank card, Patriots Super Bowl Champion All-Pro Kicker Stephen Gostkowski's signature is very large and very clear here, and he even took the time to write a "GO PATS" inscription.  Awesome!  Thanks, Stephen, and Go Pats!
Mailed: 4-24-17
Received Back: 5-8-17
Turnaround Time: 14 Days

Gino Marchetti

This legendary Defensive End began his career with an NFL team called the Dallas Texans, and then proceeded to have a Hall of Fame career with the Colts.  He also sent along his signature to me in record time.  Thanks, Gino!
Mailed: 5-1-17
Received Back: 5-6-17
Turnaround Time: 5 Days

Ernie Irvan

Here's another signature from a legendary racer!   Irvan is a member of the Stock Car Hall of Fame.  Thanks, Ernie!
Mailed: 3-24-17
Received Back: 5-1-17
Turnaround Time: 38 Days