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Former NFL players who sign through the mail
Retired football 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 Rec Sent To How the Player Signed
Bono, Steve Retired 5/8/17 5/20/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Boozer, Emerson Retired 6/5/17 6/20/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Cappeletti, John Retired 5/8/17 5/22/17 H card in black Sharpie
Carson, Harry Retired 4/10/17 4/28/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Cox, Fred Retired 4/10/17 4/26/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Dutton, John Retired 6/5/17 6/16/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Evans, Vince Retired 6/5/17 6/19/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Givens, Ernest Retired 6/5/17 6/23/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Gostkowski, Stephen Patriots 6/5/17 8/14/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Grogan, Steve Retired 5/8/17 5/31/17 H card in black Sharpie
Joiner, Charlie Retired 4/10/17 4/10/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Lyons, Marty Retired 5/8/17 5/20/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Mullins, Gerry Retired 5/8/17 5/24/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Rozier, Mike Retired 5/8/17 5/18/17 H card in black Sharpie
Schmidt, Joe Retired 6/5/17 6/14/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Seifert, George Retired 6/5/17 6/27/17 H card in black Sharpie
Sims, Billy Retired 4/10/17 6/15/17 H card in blue Sharpie
Smith, John Retired 4/10/17 4/28/17 H card in black Sharpie
Turner, Keena Retired 4/10/17 5/4/17 H card in black Sharpie
Upchurch, Rick Retired 4/10/17 4/17/17 H card in black Sharpie
Waddle, Tom Retired 5/8/17 5/18/17 H card in black Sharpie
Addresses For Former Players Who Sign
Bono, Steve 1100 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301-2216
Boozer, Emerson 25 Windham Dr., Huntington Station, NY 11746-4541
Dutton, John 5706 Moss Creek Trl., Dallas, TX 75252-2380
Givens, Ernest 2530 Sunrise Dr. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33705-3341
Joiner, Charlie 12929 Angosto Way, San Diego, CA 92128-1141
Lyons, Marty 8 White Pine Ct., Smithtown, NY 11787-1199
Mullins, Gerry 127 Spring Valley Road, Valencia, PA 16059-2823
Rozier, Mike 9 Hidden Hollow Lane, Sicklerville, NJ 08081-3910
Schmidt, Joe 226 Norcliff Dr., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-1556
Sims, Billy PO Box 3147, Coppell, TX 75019-9147
Smith, John PO Box 742, Dover, MA 02030-0742
Turner, Keena 8200 W Erb Way, Tracy, CA 95304-8896
Tips
• Do not limit yourself to just sending to ex-players’ home addresses or current MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, etc. teams they might be working for.
• Many players have gone on to coaching careers at the college and high school level. Check all levels of college and universities sports websites to see if they have ex-professional athletes on their coaching staffs.
• When writing to current or former players via a college or university, use the athletic department’s mailing address to reach that player.
• Check the athletic department’s staff directory on the school’s sports athletic website to see if an email address is listed. This can be another way to contact the coach you are looking for, to see if they will sign and return you item. You can avoid wasting time, money and effort if they will or do not sign through the mail by contacting them first.
