Andre Reed made a rare Southern California appearance at the Optometry Practice of Dr. Alex Corbin Liu. The Buffalo Bills great was scheduled for a one hour meet and greet with all fans in attendance.

The autograph pricing was very reasonable and Andre even included his Hall of Fame inscription at no additional charge.

To my surprise, many Bills fans were in attendance. I didn’t even know there were any Bills fans in Southern California. 

My autographed jersey, football and photo.

Facts about Andre

• Full name is Andre Darnell Reed.
• Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round of the 1985 NFL draft.
• Played 16 seasons in the NFL.
• 7x Pro Bowl selection.
• Ranks tenth in NFL history with 951 career receptions.
• Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame.
• NFL Hall of Fame class of 2014.

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Andre received the ultimate honor by being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

I made a small business trip to Rowland Heights to drop off some packages that I owed Dr. Liu. Before heading out, Dr. Liu informed me that he was expecting a special client whom he had recently given an eye exam. I obviously wanted to stick around and see who it was.

The special client turned out to be NFL Hall of Famer, Eric Dickerson. Eric arrived with his girlfriend to pick up eye wear and mingled with the entire staff for about an hour. Before Eric left the office he signed some items for Dr. Liu’s staff and valued patients in the back room.

Here’s the “throwback” item that Eric signed.

Dr. Liu was nice enough to give me these items for myself.

Facts about Eric

• Full name is Eric Demetric Dickerson.
• Attended Southern Methodist University.
• Drafted in the 1st round of the 1983 NFL Draft.
• Holds the NFL single season rushing record with 2,105 yards.
• 6x Pro Bowl selection.
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

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San Diego Charger Darrell Stuckey, made an appearance at The Optometry Practice of Dr. Alex Corbin Liu. I wasn’t able to attend but Dr. Liu did send me some pictures with a short recap.

Recap according to Dr. Liu

About 35 people showed up for the free signing. Darrell signed multiple items for fans and gave out a signed Bible testimonial card.

Darrell came with his wife and son and it was a great time. Overall one of my favorite events we’ve ever had because it was laid back. Darrell was very friendly and talkative to everyone. A very humble current Chargers captain with a new 4 year contract.

Darrell trying on his new Carrera sunglasses.

Facts about Darrell

• Attended the University of Kansas.
• 2008 All-Big 12 First Team.
• Was drafted in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
• 2x Chargers Special Teams Captain.

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Be sure to check out living4one.com to learn more about Darrell.

Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo made an appearance at The Optometry Practice of Dr. Alex Corbin Liu. I didn’t attend but Dr. Liu was nice enough to send me some pictures of the event.

Over 100 people attended the event.

Ram nation showed up in full force.

Here is Vince trying on new Burberry glasses.

Vince with Dr. Liu and staff members.

Facts about Vince

• Full name is Vince Anthony Ferragamo.
• 1976 Sporting News College Football Player of the Year.
• Drafted in the 4th round of the 1977 NFL Draft.
• Played 9 seasons in the NFL.

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On Monday I headed out to Morongo Casino in Cabazon for their weekly Monday night football viewing party. It was my first time attending the weekly event and wasn’t sure exactly what to expect.

Former NFL Pro Bowlers David Hill and Dwight Hicks were in attendance to raffle off free prizes to fans. Some of the prizes included autographed photos and footballs. After the 49ers crushed the Redskins, my friend and I headed over to meet David Hill and Dwight Hicks. They both signed autographs and were very nice to us.

Here I am with former 49er and 4x Pro Bowler Dwight Hicks.

Here I am with former NFL tight end David Hill.

My autographed cards of David Hill and Dwight Hicks.

Facts about Dwight

• Attended the University of Michigan. 
• Was drafted in the 6th round of the 1978 NFL Draft.
• 2x Super Bowl champion.
• 4x NFL Pro Bowl selection.

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