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gingi79
06-06-2015, 08:07 PM
This next NFL season is the 50th anniversary season of the Miami Dolphins. As part of the celebration, they asked fans to tweet about when you became a fan and share as a #sincemoment. Truth is I was a casual fan before 1993 and when I became engrossed my favorite player was OJ McDuffie. I remember sending him a card to sign and he sent it back within 2 weeks. To a 14 year old, that's reason enough to be a lifelong fan. :D

So when I posted "Since @ojmcduffie81 (https://twitter.com/ojmcduffie81) ran his first punt back for a TD in 1993 #sincemoment (https://twitter.com/hashtag/sincemoment?src=hash) Then, Now, For Life #FinsUp (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinsUp?src=hash) " and included my rookie and final season game worn jerseys, the Fish added me to the wall of comments and Juice favorited the photo on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/MattytheGinGi/status/597099402990211072

For the record, this is the second time one of my players reached out, the first can be found here: http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=59975&highlight=matt+diaz

It's too bad my other players don't do the twitter thing! :p

Anyone else have an experience when they player you collect acknowledged your collection in person or over the internet? I get the feeling many would be flattered and might reply (as long as it's not MJ or LeBron or Manning with millions of followers)

dmb71vw
06-08-2015, 11:54 AM
I enjoyed watching OJ play at Penn State. I live in the town that Penn State is in and was exposed to him a lot. Great guy. One of my PSU favorites also.

SEAFAN76
06-09-2015, 11:44 AM
Yup, all three of my game used Seahawks jersey got replies on twitter. Most just said thanks for the support. Two guys in person said "wow, that's a NICE jersey". Then I pointed out it was a gamer. They barely knew the difference, but knew it wasn't a cheap fan version.