Visit to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Great pictures. Glad you had fun my friend.

Thanks for sharing those pictures, bobc! I like your idea of incorporating that trip with a future annual board meeting.

Bob,

Looks like everyone had a blast. Sure nice of you to take such an interest in them.

Sam

Bob,

These are from our visit last summer.  I never did post them but thought perhaps I might add them here with your photos.  The HOF would make a great Sam's gathering spot.

The Original Celtics.  From New York!



If they ask about your Irish heritage, this is an acceptable answer...



Until the day he was born, we told people we were naming him Cousy.  A few started to believe!



Mom, can you get that for me?



Hey Dad, I thought you said you could block his shot?



We asked him to stand in front of the jersey of the greatest player ever.  This is where he went.



We'll miss this guy...



Right in the middle of the place; The Court of Dreams.  Everyone gets to shoot around.



Who can resist a chance for a reverse slam?



What photo would you post at the end?

Bob and NYCelt,

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Someday...

My son and I flew up to NY last Thursday.
We had dinner with my mom and made it to our hotel in Cooperstown in time to watch the second half of game 7 of the Finals.
On Friday we spent all day at the Baseball Hall of Fame and in the memorabilia stores near the Hall of Fame.
Friday night we made the 2 1/2 drive to Springfield, MA and went to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Flew back to Tampa from Hartford Saturday night.
Yes, it was a quick trip but one that will be memorable for myself and my son TJ who is 18.

Great photos and great idea on a place to meet! Count me in for any gathering in Springfield. Hawk

TJ,

That makes for a great weekend tour!

I tell people the basketball HOF is like going to the gym and looking at the trophy case, but the baseball HOF is like going to church.  There is something incredibly reverent about Cooperstown.  I don't mean that to sound like Springfield isn't wonderful, everyone should go, it's more that Cooperstown has a historic feel to it that's hard to match.  I don't know where you stayed, but we stayed at the Otesaga, which is about the only hotel in town with everything else being small Inns or B&Bs.  As grand and classic as it is, it seemed pretty dated and over the top in price!  My son plays Babe Ruth League baseball, and there's an annual tournament played behind the HOF at Doubleday Field we hope our team can enter next season.

We still need to get to Canton, OH for the football HOF; anyone been there?

Regards