[Last Updated 2020-08-13]
I have a fair amount of autographed sports cards, player equipment, books, and such, but my favorite thing to collect autographs on is playing cards. I've been collecting on playing cards since the 70's. Here are the autographs that I currently have (+ designates TTM):
Diamonds
Ace: Roberta Flack, Tony Randall+, Tomie dePaola, Kirk Douglas, Carol Burnette+, James Lovell+, Jim Palmer+, Joyce Randolph+
2: Elizabeth Taylor+, Leslie Nielsen, Mister Rogers+, Chubby Checker, Tito Puente, Tom Smothers+, Pat Sajak & Vanna White+, Al Unser & Al Unser Jr.+
3: Julia Child, Isaac Hayes, The Redskins "Hogs", Frank Howard, Paul Anka+, Ken Singleton+, Bob Dole+
4: Michael Caine, P.J. O'Rourke, Dick Van Dyke+, The A*Teens, Pete Townshend+, Ron Ferdinand+, Mike Mussina+, Marion Ross+
5: Clive Barker, Martin Yan, June Foray+, David Spade, Mark Mothersbaugh+, Don Garlits+, Giorgio Armani+
6: Perry Como+, Mel Proctor, Mitch Richmond, Howie D., Richard O'Brien+, Buck Showalter+, Bobby Allison+, Mary Costa+
7: Arthur Fiedler+, Chuck Yeager+, Tiffany Taylor, Kwame Brown, Art Garfunkel+, Twiggy+, John le Carre+, Harry Belafonte+
8: Lawrence Welk+, Sid Caesar+, N*Sync, Cal Ripken Jr.+, Kenneth Branagh+, Nick Holonyak+, P.M. Theresa May+, Gilbert M. Grosvenor+
9: Victor Borge+, Carly Simon, Kathy Mattea, Petula Clark+, Pat Boone+, James W. Christy+
10: Boog Powell, Robin Leach, Jamie Asher, Eli Wallach+, Tom Dolan, Hunter Tylo, Mike Bragg, Olympia Dukakis+, Dr. Anthony Fauci
Jack: Darrell Green, Jay Leno+, Jackie Chan+, Ian McKellen+, Elliott Gould+, Shecky Greene+
Queen: Roseanne Arnold, Gloria Steinem+, Carole King+, Whoopi Goldberg+, Martha Stewart+, Cathy Rigby+
King: Brooks Robinson, Richard Petty+, Roger Federer+, Wilford Brimley+
Spades
Ace: Anne Rice, Carl Reiner, Doyle Brunson+, Mark & Nani Darnell Wilson+, James Randi+, Robert Englund+, Guion Bluford+
2: Captain Kangaroo, Joe Frazier, Jim Cummings, Seth MacFarlane+, John Landis+, Marie Osmond+, Bobby Witt & Bobby Witt Jr.+
3: Jerry Lewis+, Dr. James Watson+, Jair Lynch, Jan Berenstain, Shaquille O'Neal (sec)+, Art Fry+, Debbie Reynolds+
4: Bob Hope+, Paul Prudhomme, Brian Regan, Jonathan Coulton+, John Waters+, Isabel Allende+
5: Art Buchwald+, Joe Theismann, Billie Jean King+, Mick Foley, Grace Slick+, Martin Sheen+, Jane Fonda+, Christine Darden+
6: Count Basie+, Lin-Manuel Miranda (ap)+, Alex Trebek+, Tim Rice+, Bruce Meyers+, Scott Hamilton+, Don Bluth+
7: David Brinkley+, Dick Vitale, Kyle Petty, Peyton Manning+, Margaret Smith Court+, Rick Springfield+, John Kander+
8: Sen. Ted Kennedy+, Rachel Ray, Regis Philbin+, Huey Lewis+, Kathryn D. Sullivan+, Fannie Flagg+, Dustin Hoffman+
9: Wolfman Jack, Dave Barry, George Takei, Thomas Keller+, Bob Eubanks+, Adrienne Barbeau+
10: Dr. Jonas Salk+, Tony Curtis+, Dr. Demento+, Kreskin+, Hank Williams Jr.
Jack: Tim Berners-Lee+, Patrick Stewart+, Jack Black (ap)+, Frank Langella+, Pete Weber+, Greg Louganis+
Queen: Alexa Vega, Dr. Jane Goodall+, Annika Sorenstam+, Billie Jean King+, Madeleine Albright+, Jean Shrimpton+
King: Jesse James, Vint Cerf+, Mark Moseley, Dan Jansen+
Hearts
Ace: Arthur Ashe, Thurl Ravenscroft+, Annie Duke, Tad Stones+, Simone Biles+
2: Hubert Humphrey+, John Eaton, Olaf Kolzig, Chick Hernandez, Sid & Marty Krofft+, Misty May-Treanor+
3: Jack Nicklaus+, Gale Sayers, Mark Russell, Bob Newhart+, Joan Ganz Cooney+
4: Corbin Bernsen, Art Monk, B*Witched, Judi Dench+, Diane von Furstenberg+, Tommy Chong+, Chita Rivera+
5: Teller, Gena Lee Nolin, Loretta Divine, Dave Rogers, Mario Andretti+, Willard Scott (stamp)+, Bela & Marta Karolyi+, Connie Francis+
6: Hank Aaron+, Vanessa del Rio, Claude Nicollier, Christopher Plummer+, Richard Dawkins+, Robert Downey, Jr. (ap)+, Brandi Chastain+, Margaret Atwood+
7: Charlie Sheen, Pepper Davis, George Carlin, Spinny Johnson, Gen. Colin Powell+, Mary Wilson+, Michael Douglas+
8: Tom Berenger, Mary Lou Retton, David Hasselhoff+, Donald Knuth+, Brigitte Bardot+, Sarah McLachlan+, Gay Talese+, Rob Mariano & Amber Brkich+
9: Dr. Linus Pauling+, Lauren Bacall+, Mia Hamm, Tara Strong+, Bonnie Blair+, Janet Guthrie+, Brett & Bobby Hull+
10: Dr. C. Everett Koop+, Agnes Nixon+, Tony Bennett (stamp), Ralph Nader+, Bart Conner & Nadia Comaneci+, Chris Hanburger
Jack: Elvis Stojko, Stephen Fry+, A.J. Foyt+, Arther Laffer+, Richard Sherman+
Queen: Sophia Loren+, Rita Moreno+, Diana Rigg+, Reba McEntire+, Caitlyn Jenner+
King: Sidney Poitier, Linus Torvalds+, Patton Oswalt+, Kevin Clash+, Frank Gehry+, Leslie Bricusse+, Billy Kilmer+
Clubs
Ace: Jack Lemmon+, Mohammad Ali, Robert Crippen+, Jose Andres+
2: James Cagney+, Eathan O'Bryant, Bob Weir, Frank Cho, Gus Giordano, Richard Benjamin & Paula Prentiss+, Barry Gibb+, Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick
3: George Burns+, Penn Jillette, Noam Chomsky+, Jesse Ventura+, Michael Palin+, Penn & Teller+, Ted Koppel+, Roger Penske+
4: Bette Davis+, Pete Seeger+, Stephen Sondheim+, Mark Spitz+, Jim Davis+, Ravin Caldwell, Ali MacGraw+
5: Wes Unseld, Nancy Hogshead, Emeril Lagasse, Bill Maher, Derek Jacobi+, P.M. Boris Johnson+, Chaka Khan+, Gena Rowlands+, Gen. Tommy Franks+
6: Henry Fonda+, Steve Allen, Tom Stoppard+, Rebecca Lobo+, Jacques Pepin+
7: Anthony Quinn+, Dr. Francis Crick+, Guy Lafleur+, Julie Newmar+, Aisling Bea+, Jon Voight+
8: Paul Newman+, LeVar Burton, Henry Winkler+, Joan Collins+, Richard Garwin+
9: George Takei, Dr. Benjamin Spock+, Mikhail Baryshnikov+, Mike Eruzione+, Yo-Yo Ma+, Bob Cousy+
10: Gene Kelly+, Roger Staubach+, Kim Novak+, Ed Asner+
Jack: Joey Bishop+, Jules Feiffer, Sterling Marlin, DeAngelo Hall, Patrick Willis, Dan Rather+, Charley Pride+
Queen: Mac King, Shirley MacLaine+, Judit Polgar+, Shirley Bassey+, Paige VanZant+
King: Gordon Lightfoot+, Lee Trevino+, Keir Dullea+, Jeb Burton+
Joker: Adam West, Tim Minchin+, Margot Robbie (ap)+, Tom Lehrer+, Billy Crystal+, Dan Aykroyd+, Jo Anne Worley+, Chevy Chase+
Signed Back of Card: Sonny Jurgensen+, Clayton Moore+, Kristin Chenoweth+, Steve Cauthen+, Barbara Feldon+, Terry Gilliam+, Betty White+, Frankie Avalon+, Ken Burns+, Fred Haise+
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Total Statistics Since I started collecting TTM again in April, 2018
Attempted: 766
Outstanding: 216 (28.20%)
Successes: 238 (31.07%)
RTSs: 43 (5.61%)
Failures: 42 (5.48%)
Did not sign the playing card, but sent back an autograph: 29 (3.79%)
Given Up: 198 (25.85%)
Average Response Time: 50.11 days
I am currently waiting on the following autographs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Buzz Aldrin, Laila Ali, Gloria Allred, Brady Anderson, Ian Anderson, Ann-Margret, Judd Apatow, Sergio Aragones, Alan Arkin, Lance Armstrong, John Astin, Richard Ayoade, Burt Bacharach, Joan Baez, James Baker, Ralph Bakshi, Bob Balaban, Brigitte Bardot, Samantha Bee, Tony Bennett, Joseph Biden, Linda Blair, Usain Bolt, Peter Bonerz, Tom Brady, Nancy Brinker, Matthew Broderick, Tom Brokaw, Mel Brooks, Gordon Brown, Gisele Bundchen, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Tim Burton, David Cameron, Pierre Cardin, John Carpenter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Cartwright, Shaun Cassidy, George Chakiris, Chance the Rapper, RuPaul Charles, Bobby Charlton, Charlotte Church, Kelly Clarkson, Beverly Cleary, Carol Cleveland, Stephen Colbert, Michael Collins, Jimmy Connors, Alice Cooper, Misty Copeland, James Darren, Rick Dempsey, Whitfield Diffie, Mike Ditka, Placido Domingo, Sam Donaldson, Michael Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss, Dick Van Dyke, Marion Wright Edelman, Barbara Eden, Danny Elfman, Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Sarah Ferguson, Tina Fey, Sally Field, Guy Fieri, Larry Flynt, William H. Foege, Dick Fosbury, Jonathan Frakes, Morgan Freeman, Neil Gaiman, Art Garfunkel, Berry Gordy, Al Gore, Alan Greenspan, Wayne Gretzky, Charles Grodin, Gilbert Melville Grosvenor, George Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Suzan Shown Harjo, Neil Patrick Harris, Orrin Hatch, Olivia de Havilland, Tony Hawk, Eric Heiden, Martin Hellman, Tommy Hilfiger, Chris Hoiles, Dolores Huerta, Geoff Hurst, Eric Idle, Peter Jackson, Al Jaffee, Jasper Johns, Adam Jones, Shirley Jones, Bob Kahn, Garry Kasparov, John Kerry, Larry King, Anna Kournikova, Aung San Suu Kyi, Kris Kristofferson, Arthur Betz Laffer, Padma Lakshmi, Nathan Lane, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Richard Leakey, Norman Lear, Brenda Lee, Spike Lee, John Legend, Annie Leibovitz, Robert & Kristen Anderson Lopez, Patti LuPone, John Lydon, David Mamet, Milo Manheim, Barry Manilow, Eli Manning, George R.R. Martin, Jackie Mason, Elaine May, Cormac McCarthy, David Gaub McCullough, John McEnroe, Patti McGuire, Denny McLain, Sylvester McCoy, Alan Menken, Bette Midler, Barbara Mikulski, Vera Miles, Andrea Mitchell, Joni Mitchell, Mario Molina, Bill Murray, Graham Nash, Chuck Negron, Randy Newman, Trevor Noah, Bill Nye, Conan O'Brien, John Oliver, Ryan O'Neal, Yoko Ono, Frank Oz, Alan Page, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dolly Parton, Rob Paulsen, Pele, Austin Pendleton, Tyler Perry, Leontyne Price, Wolfgang Puck, Mary Quant, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Redford, Ronald Rivest, Mary Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Tim Roth, Erno Rubik, Scott Rudin, Bill Russell, Eva Marie Saint, Ryne Sandberg, Fred Schneider, Stephen Schwartz, Frank Shorter, Will Shortz, Paul Simon, Tom Smothers, Patty Smyth, Aaron Sorkin, Bruce Springsteen, Chad Stuart, James Taylor, Chrissie Teigen, Twyla Tharp, Lily Tomlin, Jonathan Tunick, Ted Turner, Cicely Tyson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Frankie Valli, Milana Vayntrub, John Voight, Lech Walesa, Abby Wambach, Dionne Warwick, James Watson, Jerry West, Vivienne Westwood, Shaun White, John Williams, Anna Wintour, Tiger Woods, Bob Woodward, Weird Al Yankovic, Muhammad Yunus, Cast of QI
I have the following currently in my collection:
