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Message: [QUOTE="MooseJaw, post: 3982256, member: 10835"] I have been blessed and feel very fortunate to have had various dealings with a number of world famous people a number of them athletes. The 2 most notable 1. Mohamed Ali, was with him 4 times, first time on State St. Chicago in front of Montgomery Wards store, I said hello to him and he stopped and we had a 10 minute conversation, I wanted and asked for his autograph, went into a panic looking for something for him to sign. I pulled out my wallet grabbing the first thing I could find, he signed I put the paper back in my wallet. We finished our talk, I went back to my office and told everyone who I had talked to, showing them the autograph and was floored to find that I had him sign my Draft Board classification card. Most ironic. 2. I coached 3 sports one being track and field. I was fortunate to work with one of the most famous track athletes and humans I have ever known. Jesse Owens. Arco oil collaborated with Jesse to hold the Arco Jessie Owens track programs, at the time was considered as a Jr. Olympic set of track meets. Mr. Owens was one of the most impressive men I have known. [/QUOTE]