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32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention Announces Lineup

The 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention has announced the lineup of attendees for autograph sessions. The conference will take place from Wednesday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 7th and will be held in Chicago, Illinois this year. Players expecting to attend include those from the MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL and are listed below in accordance to the day they will attend.

Considered to be the largest annual sports collectibles convention in the United States, this year it will host 600 dealers and distributers and 50 corporate displays of memorabilia.

Tickets for autographs, regular admission and VIP tickets are on sale now and are available at the Tri-Star website. Additional information can be found at the National Sports Collectors Convention website.

Wednesday, August 3rd - Carlos May & Billy Pierce

Thursday, August 4th - Harold Baines, Mel Blount, Willie Brown, Dave Casper, Jack Clark, Bobby Douglass, Ozzie Guillen, Ray Guy, Jack Ham, Ted Hendricks, Daryle Lamonica, Juan Nieves, Gale Sayers, Donnie Shell, John Stallworth & Steve Stone

Friday, August 5th - Bob Avellini, Gary Beban, Don Beebe, Buddy Bell, Mark Chmura, Lean Durham, John Elway, Antonio Freeman, Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Dorsey Levens, Jay Novacek, Pierre Pilote, Paul Reuschel, Roger Staubach & Don Zimmer

Saturday, August 6th - Dick Allen, Stan Bahnsen, Bert Blyleven, Jim Brown, John Castino, Stalin Castro, Carlton Fisk, Bill Gadsby, Matt Garza, Paul Hornung, Reggie Jackson, Randy Johnson, Gary Matthews Sr., Antti Niemi, Rafael Palmeiro, John Riggins, Cal Ripken Jr., Gary Sheffield, Bart Starr, Darryl Strawberry, Jim Taylor, Randy White, Kerry Wood & Orlando Woolridge

Sunday, August 7th - Roberto Alomar, Floyd Bannister, Johnny Bench, Gary Carter, Orlando Cepeda, Jody Davis, Rich Goosage, Bo Jackson, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Calvin Murphy, Tony Perez, Gaylord Perry, Brooks Robinson & Robin Yount
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