Famous People you've met?
gizmo3putt
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No famous golfers for me that I recall
Actors: Christopher Lloyd, John Malkovich
Sports: Guy Lafleur, Andy Moog (related), Lanny McDonald plus a whole boat load of other NHL'rs
Musicians: Dave Navaro and other cast members from "Rock Star: Super Nova" was at a taping of episode in LaLa Land, some of the house band now on "the voice" doing the same. Paul Rodgers (bad company, queen)
Politicians: Pierre Trudeau
Some royalty but can't remember who it was (35+ years ago)
Getting old sucks cause remembering some of these names was hard.
Actors: Christopher Lloyd, John Malkovich
Sports: Guy Lafleur, Andy Moog (related), Lanny McDonald plus a whole boat load of other NHL'rs
Musicians: Dave Navaro and other cast members from "Rock Star: Super Nova" was at a taping of episode in LaLa Land, some of the house band now on "the voice" doing the same. Paul Rodgers (bad company, queen)
Politicians: Pierre Trudeau
Some royalty but can't remember who it was (35+ years ago)
Getting old sucks cause remembering some of these names was hard.
Mine are all outside of the world of golf
The most famous that people around the world would recognise is the late Sir Bobby Robson. I went to the same school as him (albeit a lot of years later) and he came back to the school to sign the football team photo that was hung up in the main hall and all of us who were on the current school team got to meet him and spend time with him. The newspapers turned up as well and we ended up having a picture in the paper - I still have this somewhere along with his autograph that I got which is all kept in his autobiography 'Time on the Grass'
I then got to meet him again years later when I was on a stag weekend in Ireland as the hotel we were staying in also had the junior and senior Ireland football teams staying there, so there were a number of people around including the team players so we got to speak to a number of them
That same weekend, we were in the group of golfers teeing off straight after Neil Lennon (another footballer who went into management) and we spoke a few times on the course when holes ran parallel to each other and we were both in the immediate vicinity, and he then joined us all in the bar later that evening
Other people I have met include a number of British Surperbike racers, such as Ryuichi Kiyonari and Shane 'Shakey' Byrne who I have pictures of with me, then there are various others such as Leon Camier, Tommy Hill, James Ellison to name a few
I have also met John McGuiness a few times as he is a regular attender to support an event that the local police do (so knowing the Sergeant who is responsible for organising it I have had slightly more access than most people)
Golf wise, I wouldn't say I have met anyone in particular, it has only been brief chats at events I have attended
The most famous that people around the world would recognise is the late Sir Bobby Robson. I went to the same school as him (albeit a lot of years later) and he came back to the school to sign the football team photo that was hung up in the main hall and all of us who were on the current school team got to meet him and spend time with him. The newspapers turned up as well and we ended up having a picture in the paper - I still have this somewhere along with his autograph that I got which is all kept in his autobiography 'Time on the Grass'
I then got to meet him again years later when I was on a stag weekend in Ireland as the hotel we were staying in also had the junior and senior Ireland football teams staying there, so there were a number of people around including the team players so we got to speak to a number of them
That same weekend, we were in the group of golfers teeing off straight after Neil Lennon (another footballer who went into management) and we spoke a few times on the course when holes ran parallel to each other and we were both in the immediate vicinity, and he then joined us all in the bar later that evening
Other people I have met include a number of British Surperbike racers, such as Ryuichi Kiyonari and Shane 'Shakey' Byrne who I have pictures of with me, then there are various others such as Leon Camier, Tommy Hill, James Ellison to name a few
I have also met John McGuiness a few times as he is a regular attender to support an event that the local police do (so knowing the Sergeant who is responsible for organising it I have had slightly more access than most people)
Golf wise, I wouldn't say I have met anyone in particular, it has only been brief chats at events I have attended
Mystery Meat
Ben Hogan Fan
Who is Roger Cleveland ?
Have had a bunch of encounters and some athletes have been neighbors, some of note:
Golf:
Trevino
Lanny Wadkins
Michelson
Nicklaus
Palmer
Spieth
Sabatini
YE Yang
Ryan Palmer
Mahan
Colt Knost
Feherty
Choi
Player
Tom Watson
Non-Golf
Bono
Bush 43
Dave Gahan
Roland Orzabal
Tony Bennett
Steve Perry
Billy Idol
Ozzy
Curt Schilling
Mike Schmidt
Yogi Berra
Willie Mays
Rod Brindamour
Ron Hextall
Eric Lindros
Nate Newton
Staubach
Emmitt Smith
John Kruk
Tug McGraw
Josh Hamilton
Mitch Williams
Ron Jaworski
A bunch of spares as well.
Golf:
Trevino
Lanny Wadkins
Michelson
Nicklaus
Palmer
Spieth
Sabatini
YE Yang
Ryan Palmer
Mahan
Colt Knost
Feherty
Choi
Player
Tom Watson
Non-Golf
Bono
Bush 43
Dave Gahan
Roland Orzabal
Tony Bennett
Steve Perry
Billy Idol
Ozzy
Curt Schilling
Mike Schmidt
Yogi Berra
Willie Mays
Rod Brindamour
Ron Hextall
Eric Lindros
Nate Newton
Staubach
Emmitt Smith
John Kruk
Tug McGraw
Josh Hamilton
Mitch Williams
Ron Jaworski
A bunch of spares as well.
Can't tell if serious.......?
Mystery Meat
Ben Hogan Fan
I see his name on the list a few times. Did he land on the moon or something ?
That answers my question, I am not going to bite
T2GRN18
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I suggest you do a web search to answer your own question. Unless this is a jabbing type of post. Which if that's the case, I'm quite certain with the "holiday" season amongst us. We can do without that.
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poker players;
Chris Jesus Fergusson
Antonio Esfandiari
TJ Cloutier said I've got some skills
Won a poker lesson from Greg Raymer
Knocked out Humberto Brenes from a wsop event
NHLers/Coaches;
Mike Babcock
Dave Manson
Guy Lafleur
Tiger Williams
Ref'd a hockey game with Eddie Shack
x-games;
5 time gold medalist Blair Morgan
Olympics;
Shannon Szabados- goalie for team Canada womens hockey. I held her gold medal.
Chris Jesus Fergusson
Antonio Esfandiari
TJ Cloutier said I've got some skills
Won a poker lesson from Greg Raymer
Knocked out Humberto Brenes from a wsop event
NHLers/Coaches;
Mike Babcock
Dave Manson
Guy Lafleur
Tiger Williams
Ref'd a hockey game with Eddie Shack
x-games;
5 time gold medalist Blair Morgan
Olympics;
Shannon Szabados- goalie for team Canada womens hockey. I held her gold medal.
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Mystery Meat
Ben Hogan Fan
I've heard his name here. But neve associated it with golf related. Sorry, I haven't really bought a new set of clubs in more than a decade. And I still play a set of clubs from the Regan Era
not jabbing , but never heard of him until here . When it comes to clubs I'm way way way out of the loop
not jabbing , but never heard of him until here . When it comes to clubs I'm way way way out of the loop
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And he was making clubs then too. Cleveland golf was founded by Roger Cleveland and he has designed the winningest wedges in the history of golf. Im surprised you have not heard of him though. You were posting about weather in the THP Gauntlet event at Cog Hill and there was TONS of info with him in there.
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I bet Leecomotion would know him!
bogeyme
The Golf GODS hate me
I'm trying to think of who all I've met.
Golf:
Drawing a blank right now but I met a few at an event at Ohio State a few years back.
Edit:
Joe Daley
Grant Waite
Casey Wittenberg
Non-golf:
Craig Krenzel (twice)
George Foster
Steve Mason
Jarrod Boll
And quite a few other Blue Jacket players
Sterling Marlin
Jeff Gordon (way before he was a household name)
I'm sure I'm missing a few also.
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Golf:
Drawing a blank right now but I met a few at an event at Ohio State a few years back.
Edit:
Joe Daley
Grant Waite
Casey Wittenberg
Non-golf:
Craig Krenzel (twice)
George Foster
Steve Mason
Jarrod Boll
And quite a few other Blue Jacket players
Sterling Marlin
Jeff Gordon (way before he was a household name)
I'm sure I'm missing a few also.
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No golfers
Non - Cary Elwes (Princess Bride, Twister, etc), Harry Connick, Jr, A. Whitney Brown, Fred Coury (drummer for Cinderella)
Non - Cary Elwes (Princess Bride, Twister, etc), Harry Connick, Jr, A. Whitney Brown, Fred Coury (drummer for Cinderella)
My brothers and I grew up HUGE Andy Moog fans. My youngest brother's first Bruins jersey was a Moog one, I think he was maybe 8 or 9 at the time. This post wins so hard.
THE_Liam
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My dad met him a fair few times when he was just starting out, my dad was a bouncer at the Batley Variety Club.
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UVaWahoo
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I have had the good fortune to serve as the Volunteer Committee Chair for the practice area at Champions, LPGA and Web.com tournaments. So I have had the opportunity to meet many of the participating professionals, especially after they have left the course for the day and hit the practice area. I will always be a fan of Paula Creamer. A friend of mine's daughter is a devoted fan of Ms. Creamer. I mentioned this to Ms. Creamer, so she had me get one of those flags people purchase to get autographs. She wrote a personal message on it to my friend's daughter and signed it. I got it framed and gave it to the daughter. My friend says it is one of her prized possessions. Again, it was Ms. Creamer's suggestion.
In my youth I was a drummer in a local club band. We were the local opening act for Herman and the Hermits, whom we got to meet. Additional, a memory that I will take to the grave, was jamming with the Funk Brothers.
Other than these, I sat next to Brooks Robinson on the Metroliner to NYC, and next to a wrestler, Mr. Perfect on a Northwest flight to Minneapolis.
In my youth I was a drummer in a local club band. We were the local opening act for Herman and the Hermits, whom we got to meet. Additional, a memory that I will take to the grave, was jamming with the Funk Brothers.
Other than these, I sat next to Brooks Robinson on the Metroliner to NYC, and next to a wrestler, Mr. Perfect on a Northwest flight to Minneapolis.
Wakit300
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The only famous person I've met in the golf world is Hale Irwin. I played 3 holes with him at the Grand Opening of a course he designed
On the other hand, when I was in my 20's I was in L.A. I fell into working in films & TV as a stand-in and extra, plus had friends who had Hollywood connections. So here's a list of some people I either worked with, met on the set or met socially:
Bruce Willis, Gene Hackman, Arnold Swarzenegger, Charley Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Mario Van Peebles, Jane Fonda, Linda Hamilton, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Michael Glaser, Dennis Hopper, Andy Griffith, Jennifer Beals, John Larroquette, Craig Sheffer, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey, James Tolkan, Fred Dryer, O.J. Simpson, Tony Longo, Tiny Lister, Curtis Armstrong, Ian Abercrombie, David Rasche, Dan Lauria
On the other hand, when I was in my 20's I was in L.A. I fell into working in films & TV as a stand-in and extra, plus had friends who had Hollywood connections. So here's a list of some people I either worked with, met on the set or met socially:
Bruce Willis, Gene Hackman, Arnold Swarzenegger, Charley Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Mario Van Peebles, Jane Fonda, Linda Hamilton, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Michael Glaser, Dennis Hopper, Andy Griffith, Jennifer Beals, John Larroquette, Craig Sheffer, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey, James Tolkan, Fred Dryer, O.J. Simpson, Tony Longo, Tiny Lister, Curtis Armstrong, Ian Abercrombie, David Rasche, Dan Lauria
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I got to play with Canadan today...does that count as famous?
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No. He's terrible.... and turkey pregnant for the second straight day. Ugh.
Not with that beard all trimmed down, it doesnt.
Golfers I've met:
Played in Buick Open Pro-Ams with Tom Lehman and Jeff Maggert in consecutive years. Both nice guys and very quiet while playing. Met Chip Beck at one of the Buicks, but, didn't get to play with him. NOT a quiet guy and VERY funny--great to be around. Met Chi Chi Rodriguez at Hawks Ridge CC in North Ga. I think he was a friend of the owner/developer. Also met John Daly in Palm Springs when he was just starting out as a pro.
The only actor I've met that I remember is Mickey Rooney. Met him in the club house of Delaware Park Race Track. He was a huge horse racing fan.
Had after dinner drinks and cigars at Augusta National with Steve Winn, Las Vegas hotel and casino magnate. Had an enjoyable evening. Funny thing is I had no idea who he was at the time. Later, I saw him on TV testifying at a Senate hearing on gambling and had that aha! moment. So that's who that was!
Played in Buick Open Pro-Ams with Tom Lehman and Jeff Maggert in consecutive years. Both nice guys and very quiet while playing. Met Chip Beck at one of the Buicks, but, didn't get to play with him. NOT a quiet guy and VERY funny--great to be around. Met Chi Chi Rodriguez at Hawks Ridge CC in North Ga. I think he was a friend of the owner/developer. Also met John Daly in Palm Springs when he was just starting out as a pro.
The only actor I've met that I remember is Mickey Rooney. Met him in the club house of Delaware Park Race Track. He was a huge horse racing fan.
Had after dinner drinks and cigars at Augusta National with Steve Winn, Las Vegas hotel and casino magnate. Had an enjoyable evening. Funny thing is I had no idea who he was at the time. Later, I saw him on TV testifying at a Senate hearing on gambling and had that aha! moment. So that's who that was!
gizmo3putt
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Andy's brother (Daryl) is married to my cousin, I met Andy at the wedding held on the golf course. If I recall correctly he was traded to Montreal shortly there after.