Hello and welcome to my sports memorabilia site. I have been a huge
sports fan my entire life and have been collecting autographs and other memorabilia from my three professional hometown teams,
the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates, nearly as long.
I have created this site so that I may share my collection of Pittsburgh related sports memorabilia
with other passionate collectors out there who get the same thrill as I do when the Sharpie changes hands and a favorite athelete
puts his personal touch on a piece of memorabilia.
Speaking of favorite atheletes, number one on my list is the great Mario Lemieux. He
has a special place in my collection. Jerome Bettis and Jack Lambert are also among my favorite atheletes of all time and
I am hopeful that I will be able to follow the career of Sidney Crosby in a Penguin's uniform for many years to come. I
have been fortunate enough to follow the great careers of all these atheletes to one extent or another. I have seen pretty
much every game that Lemieux and Bettis played in Pittsburgh, many of those live. I am able to get to 2 or 3 Steelers' games
per season and have been attending at least 10 Penguins' games a year since the mid 70's when I was just a youngster. I have
also been fortunate enough to witness championships from each of the three teams I follow, though the last Pirates' World
Series is somewhat of a blurred memory.
My collection itself is focused largely on the Steelers and Penguins. I favor the superstar atheletes,
or at least players who are productive starters for their respective teams. I also try to get items signed which are authentic,
unique, or have some historical significance. I have to admit that I am concerned with the potential value of an
item, although I have no intention of selling the items in my collection. I just follow the "quality over quantity" philosophy.
I hope that all of the visitors to this site enjoy the collection I have amassed over the years,
a collection that will be a lifelong passion.
