which current sports players do you consider classiest?

[Jayworld]

Re: which current sports players do you consider classiest?

From my own personal experiences:

Enos Slaughter - very nice man and would sign anything and sit and talk to you for hours.

Terry Kennedy - very nice, will pose for pictures, sign anything, and talk about the Padres. I had a 1982 Padres yearbook for him to sign this past season (he is the Manager for the San Antonio Missions), and without seeing the cover, he knew exactly what year it was, and mentioned several snippet stories as he thumbed through the yearbook.

Jim Sundberg - "Mr. Ranger" in his day, always friendly and nice. Very approachable and would sign anything. Will still sign through the mail.

Randy Jones - my childhood favorite player. Got to meet him for the first time in 1994 at his barbecue pit located behind left field in Jack Murphy; posed for pictures, signed a ball and program, and talked about the Padres days and how he liked the brown and gold so much better than the then current navy and orange.

Grant Teaff - former Baylor football coach; very approachable, will sign anything and is extremely nice.

[punch]

Re: which current sports players do you consider classiest?

I've met Adrian Peterson a few times at various Vikings events (and he does a lot of them) and he's VERY nice to the fans. He's willing to autograph anything and spend a second to chit chat. He will also give out one of his famous handshakes if you ask him. You'll just be sorry that you did.

He's one of those players who doesn't seem to have grown an ego just yet, just seems to be happy to be where he's at and enjoys being around his fans.

He's also one of those players that you can count on being at the various Vikings charity events where you usually expect a bunch of no-name players.

One good AP story is that he went to speak to a local HS football team before a game last year, and he enjoyed it so much that he actually stuck around for the entire game and stood on the sidelines. He was right there with the coaches the entire game giving out advise and cheering on the kids. He didn't have to stay the whole game, but he did. Obviously the kids loved it.