Sports fans, card and memorabilia collectors will be heading to Rochester in October for a great show featuring some of Buffalo’s most beloved coaches and athletes, including Marv Levy, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Ernie DiGregorio and many others!
The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Diplomat Party House, 1 Diplomat Way, Rochester. Admission is just $5 and children 12 and under are free.
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and he will be joined by Hall of Famer Bruce Smith from noon to 1:30 p.m. Also scheduled to appear on Saturday are MLB star Johnny Antonelli from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Boxing Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio from noon to 1:30 p.m., Oakland Raiders great Jack Squirek from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and Buffalo Braves star Ernie DiGregorio from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Attendees can receive one free autograph from Antonelli, Basilio and DiGregorio with paid admission.
Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas will appear from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, joined at the same time by New York Mets and Yankees star Dwight “Doc” Gooden. Buffalo Sabres alumni Ric Seiling will be there from noon to 2 p.m. Washington Redskins great Billy Kilmer and Hall of Famer Charley Taylor will be signing from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Attendees can receive one free autograph from Seiling with paid admission.
Also scheduled to appear at the show are Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen (www.mrmint.com) and James Spence Authentication (www.spenceloa.com).
For more information about the show, including pricing and mail ordering instructions, please visit www.thepurplepeopleeaters.com.
