We can learn a lot from Blake Glass. The 11-year old autograph collector and founder of Autographs 4 Alopecia has turned his passion for the hobby into a platform for raising awareness about alopecia...
When I was younger one of the hallmarks of the back to school season was filling a new backpack with supplies for the upcoming year. Now that summer vacation is winding down for many,...
Skipped a few classes? Our mid-year review will catch you up on everything that has happened at Autograph University since the New Year. If you’re interested in getting a more real-time view of my...
UPDATE: Congratulations to our randomly selected winner, Chad Johnson! Thank you to everyone who participated, it was very interesting to read about your challenges. Your comments got me brainstorming new post ideas. Let’s do...
The carpenter has his hammer. The plumber has his wrench. The grapher has his blue Sharpie. But sometimes your photo has a dark background. Or your bat is black. Or you have a football....
Life changed at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. My wife delivered our first child, a little boy named Nathan. That baby bump that grew to stretch a belly to its limit, those...
Eddie Farrell was a ballplayer. He signed with the New York Giants in 1925 as an infielder. Two years later he received MVP votes following a breakout season in which he batted .316 and...
This week I participated in a Q&A session with the reddit community about being an in-person autograph collector. It was great fun fielding user-submitted questions about the hobby and my own experiences. Check out...
The 2012 Autograph University Yearbook is a collection of stories, commentary and wisdom from autograph collectors just like you. This first edition is available as a free 32-page eBook (PDF) which I encourage you...
Five hundred baseballs, three hundred photos, two hundred bats and one hundred jerseys silently await Josh Hamilton’s signature inside the boardroom of a Seattle hotel. Matt Hazzard walks around a giant surfboard-shaped table in...