SI: Top Five NFL Bad Boys of All Time

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Originally Posted by jhold4th

I waited outside for autographs after a loss to the Giants 76 or 77, and the players were not in a good mood to begin with. Some Dad yelled across the lot, "Hey Curtis, to good to sign an autograph.?"
Curtis looked over with a sneer at the dad and said , loud enough for the dad to hear, but in a quiet manner, "I'll sign your face"

LOL. I love stories like that. I've got a similar one. Someone mentioned the name Wilbur Marshall on this thread and it made me remember...

Back when I was in HS, my sister and I went to the OLD Redskin Park to get some autographs. It was after school and by luck, as we got there the players were coming out! We approached them as they came out and most were happy to oblige. Then came out Wilbur Marshall. He was the meanist looking dude I'd ever seen, never forget it. He had a big club-like cast on his hand from some injury. Anybody remember what year that was? (I think '88 or '89). Anyways, My sister got scared and said "I'm not approaching him". I thought to myself WTF? What's the worst that can happen? He'll kill me and I'll sue the Redskins and him. LOL

So I went up to him and was directly in front of him and said, "Mr. Marshall can I have an autograph?" He looked right at me with a look of death (for what like seemed like a year), took my pen IN THE HAND WITH THE CAST and signed his name FACING ME on a clipboard I was holding. It was a perfect autograph. It wasn't a scribble, it clearly said "Wilbur Marshall". Remember, he had a complete cast on and he wrote his name upside down! Then he put the pen back down on my clipboard and kept walking, never said a word. Scared the shit out of me.

My sis and I left shortly after that. I had to get home and put on a clean pair of shorts. LOL