Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis, Mark Rypien, and Doug Williams (04/26/14)

Marcus Allen #32 Super Bowl XVIII MVP
Terrell Davis #30 Super Bowl XXXII MVP
Mark Rypien #11 Super Bowl XXVI MVP
Doug Williams #17 Super Bowl XXII MVP

GT Sports Marketing hosted their annual New Jersey autograph signing at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. I went last year to get autographs from Super Bowl MVPs Fred Biletnikoff, Jim Plunkett, and Len Dawson. This year Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis, Mark Rypien, and Doug Williams made an appearance at the NJ show. I definitely needed all four for my Super Bowl MVP collection.

Oakland Raiders Running Back and NFL Hall of Famer, Marcus Allen, was the first player I met. When I approached Marcus, I asked him if he can write his #32 and inscribe SB XVIII MVP on my football. I literally spelled out the roman numerals, because I was afraid he would write the number 18. He looked at me and smiled and told me he's been signing this inscription for years and knows how to write it. It was kind of funny, but I was just making sure he was going to write out the full inscription. The autograph came out sweet, so I was happy. I wasn't able to take a picture with him, because he was in a rush to leave.

Marcus Allen signed Wilson Official Super Bowl XVIII  Game Football.

Thanks to my friend, I was able to be in a picture with Marcus Allen.

Denver Broncos Running Back, Terrell Davis, was next. Terrell was really cool with his fans. He signed my football perfectly with his SB XXXII MVP inscription. I also asked if I could take a picture him and he gladly said yes.

Terrell Davis signed Wilson Official Super Bowl XXXII Game Football.

Terrell Davis poses for a picture with me.

Washington Redskins Quarterback, Mark Rypien, was my third autograph of the day. Mark signed my football with his SB XXVI MVP inscription. I asked if I could take a picture with him and he said he wasn't suppose to take pictures. I told him it will be really quick and he ended up being cool about it.

Mark Rypien signed Wilson Official Super Bowl XXVI Game Football.

Mark Rypien poses for a picture with me.

Washington Redskins Quarterback, Doug Williams, was my last autograph at the show. Doug was a very quiet guy, but he was good with the fans. He signed my football with his SB XXII MVP inscription and also took a picture with me.

Doug Williams signed Wilson Official Super Bowl XXII Game Football.

Doug Williams poses for a picture with me.

I now have 9 Super Bowl footballs signed by 9 Super Bowl MVPs and 39 more players to go!

Len Dawson Super Bowl III (3) MVP

Fred Biletnikoff, Super Bowl XI (11) MVP

Randy White, Super Bowl XII (12) MVP

Jim Plunkett, Super Bowl XV (15) MVP

Marcus Allen, Super Bowl XXVIII (18) MVP

Doug Williams, Super Bowl XXII (22) MVP

Ottis Anderson, Super Bowl XXV (25) MVP

Mark Rypien, Super Bowl XXVI (26) MVP

Terrell Davis, Super Bowl XXXII (32) MVP

As usual, the GT Sports Marketing show was a success. The event was very organized and everything went smoothly. After the show was over, I rushed over to East Hanover, NJ where former New York Yankees Shortstop Bucky Dent and former New York Mets Outfielder Mookie Wilson were signing autographs.

Len Dawson (04/28/13)

Len Dawson, Super Bowl IV MVP
1987 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee

Len Dawson played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 to 1975. He is the MVP of Super Bowl IV and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987. I met Len Dawson at a GT Sports Marketing event in Somerset, NJ. He was signing autographs at the Garden State Exhibit Center.

Len is a very friendly and funny man, who took some time to speak with me. A fun fact about him is that his favorite sport was baseball, not football. He told me when he played baseball in high school and he was a second baseman.

I had a great time talking with Len and he even posed for a picture with me. He wanted the photo to look like he was handing off the ball to me, which I thought was pretty cool. I was worried about the autograph not being dry enough, but we both were able to avoid touching it.

Len signed my Super IV Football and added two inscriptions: SB IV MVP and HOF 87. His autograph was important for me to add to my Super Bowl MVP autograph football collection.

This was the second time I attended a GTSM signing event and everything went smoothly. Another fun experience for me and I can't wait for the next event.