Oddly enough, it was just last week that I had looked him up on Wikipedia (didn’t know if he was still alive at the time). Although I was never a fan of the Cubs or the Braves, I had a soft spot for him - my first baseball mitt was a thoroughly-beat-to-hell Andy Pafko model. I was really pleased to learn what a class guy he was.
My late father was a huge fan of Andy’s. I wrote him and asked for an autograph for my dad’s 73rd birthday back in 2000. He signed a couple of Mr. Clean Proctor and Gamble ads that he posed for in Milwaukee. It was my dad’s last birthday, and Andy helped make it special. He was a good guy and always great favorite. RIP.