I had the pleasure of chatting with Ray Burris at the Chicago Sports Spectacular last weekend. I actually “met” Mr. Burris 45-ish years ago when he and other Chicago Cubs personnel came to my town to play a basketball game against our local radio personalities. After the game, kids were able to get a ball autographed by the players. Turns out the Cubs did this for several years and traveled to other states as well. His signature on my ball is a little faded so I decided to get a fresh one on his 1976 Topps card.