I grew up in Maine and our summer trip was always to Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Red Sox. We always stayed at the Fenway Park Motel as the ballplayers would eat breakfast in their small cafe. My mom ate breakfast one year with Juan Benequez and didn't even know it until my little brother came in and couldn't speak for a few minutes! My mom has that amazing ability of making friends with the entire room within minutes of entering it.
My brother has the Yaz's autograph and he has shook hands and gotten pitching tips from Ted Williams himself. Ted was dear friends with the coach of my brothers little league team and he had a fishing camp near us in Maine. My brother won the New England Pitch, Hit and Throw contest when he was 9 (at Fenway Park) because of the instruction from these two men.
Sandy Kofax and his wife, Ann, came to Maine many times to visit my inlaws, long time friends of theirs. My older daughters had more then a few lobster dinners with them but had no idea what a wonderful guy was at their table.
Back then sports celebritys were just regular people and lived regular lives for the most part.
I had the BIGGEST crush on Carlton Fisk but don't tell anyone.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.