Retired basketball players who sign through the mail

By Bryan Petrulis

Retired basketball players are some of the best signers of all professional athletes. With some politeness, accurate postage and a friendly note, you’ll find much success with the individuals below.

The list below showcases the player’s name, date autograph request was sent, date the autograph request was returned, where it was sent (in this installment, “H” refers to a home address, “O” refers to an office and “S” refers to the team’s arena).

When possible, the autograph request is addressed to the player, in care of the team, and sent to the team’s offices.

Name, Status, Date Sent, Date Received, Sent To, How the Player Signed
Calhoun, Jim retired 9/5/15 9/17/15 H card in black Sharpie
Cheaney, Calbert St. L U 7/21/15 8/26/15 O card in black Sharpie
Chilcutt, Phil retired 7/21/15 11/30/15 H card in black Sharpie
Conley, Gene retired 10/14/15 11/7/15 H card in black pen
Counts, Mel retired 11/14/15 12/15/15 H card in black Sharpie
Ehlo, Craig retired 7/21/15 7/31/15 H card in blue Sharpie
Ford, Chris retired 11/14/15 12/14/15 H card in black Sharpie
Hagan, Cliff retired 10/14/15 10/24/15 H card in blue pen
Hill, Bob retired 8/12/15 2/1/16 H card in black Sharpie
Lewis, Bobby retired 9/5/15 9/12/15 H card in blue pen
Littles, Gene retired 9/5/15 9/14/15 H card in black Sharpie
Moore, Gene retired 8/12/15 8/21/15 H card in black pen
Morrison, Dwight retired 10/14/15 10/24/15 H card in black pen
Ohl, Don retired 12/14/15 1/14/16 H card in black pen
Ostertag, Greg retired 8/5/15 12/3/15 H card in black Sharpie
Owens, Tom retired 9/5/15 9/16/15 H card in black pen
Petersen, Loy retired 12/14/15 1/15/16 H card in black pen
Pettit, Bob retired 10/14/15 11/2/15 H card in blue Sharpie
Robinson, Wil retired 8/12/15 8/28/15 H card in black Sharpie
Sikma, Jack retired 9/5/15 9/12/15 H card in blue Sharpie
Smith, Greg retired 11/14/15 12/13/15 H card in black pen

Calhoun, Jim PO Box 379, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Conley, Gene 400 Foxborough Blvd., Foxborough, MA 02035
Counts, Mel 1581 Matheny Rd., Gervais, OR 97026
Ford, Chris 424 N. Vendome Ave., Margate City, NJ 08402-1265
Hagan, Cliff 3637 Hidden Pond Rd., Lexington, KY 40502
Lewis, Bobby 3656 Bay Dr., Edgewater, MD 21037
Littles, Gene 6421 E. Beck Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Morrison, Dwight 6112 E. Singletree St., Apache Junction, AZ 85119
Owens, Tom 19788 Wildwood Dr., West Linn, OR 97068
Pettit, Bob 7 Garden Lane, New Orleans, LA 70124
Sikma, Jack 9125 NE 21st Place, Clyde Hill, WA 98004
Smith, Greg 9930 SW Lumbee Lane, Tutatin, OR 97062