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All addresses listed on this website are to be considered UNTESTED unless there is a notation directly under the name & address listing giving a date sent and received. As with any website of this type, I can take no responsibility for any item you mail out that is not returned or that results in a Return To Sender (RTS) address. This website is designed only as a tool useful in the collection of autographs. It does not guarantee any results.

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An address that is reported as active at one time does not guarantee a success at a later time.

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Professional Teams

Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Bobcats	Chicago Bulls
c/o Philips Arena 1 Philips Drive North West Atlanta, GA 30303-2722	226 Causeway Street 4th Floor Boston, MA 02114-2171	c/o Charlotte Bobcats Arena 333 East Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202-2425	c/o United Center 1901 West Madison Street Chicago, IL 60612-2459
Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets	Detroit Pistons
c/o Quicken Loans Arena 1 Center Court Cleveland, OH 44115-4001	c/o American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Avenue Dallas, TX 75219-7601	c/o Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver, CO 80204-5805	c/o Palace Of Auburn Hills 5 Championship Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1753
Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers
attn: Fan Mail 1011 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607-4019	c/o Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street Houston, TX 77002-7130	c/o Conseco Fieldhouse 125 South Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-3610	c/o Staples Center 1111 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1306
Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies	Miami Heat	Milwaukee Bucks
555 North Nash Street El Segundo, CA 90245-2818	c/o FedExForum 191 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103-3715	c/o The HEAT Group 601 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132-1801	c/o Bradley Center 1001 North 4th Street Milwaukee, WI 53203-1312
Minnesota Timberwolves	New Jersey Nets	New Orleans Hornets	New York Knicks
c/o Target Center 600 1st Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55403-1416	c/o Izod Center 50 East Peripheral Road Route 120 East Rutherford, NJ 07073-2131	1250 Poydras Street Floor 19 New Orleans, LA 70113-1804	c/o Madison Square Garden 2 Penn Plaza 14th Floor New York, NY 10121-0101
Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic	Philadelphia 76ers	Phoenix Suns
c/o Ford Center 100 West Reno Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 3102-2405	8701 Maitland Summit Boulevard Orlando, FL 32810-5915	c/o Wachovia Center 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148-5290	c/o America West Arena 201 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004-2412
Portland Trail Blazers	Sacramento Kings	San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors
c/o Rose Quarter 1 North Center Court Street Portland, OR 97227-2102	c/o Arco Arena 1 Sports Parkway Sacramento, CA 95834-2300	c/o AT&T Center 1 AT&T Center Parkway San Antonio, TX 78219-3604	c/o Air Canada Centre 300-40 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5J 2X2 Canada
Utah Jazz	Washington Wizards
c/o Delta Center 301 West South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1216	c/o Verizon Center 601 F Street North West Washington, DC 20004-1605

~~If any of the team addresses are incorrect, please let me know and I'll change it~~

Professional Teams

Atlanta Dream	Chicago Sky	Connecticut Sun	Detroit Shock
c/o Philips Arena 1 Philips Drive North West Atlanta, GA 30303-2722	20 West Kinzie Street Suite 1010 Chicago, IL 60610-7012	c/o Mohegan Sun Arena 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Uncasville, CT 06382-1355	c/o Palace Of Auburn Hills 4 Championship Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1753
Houston Comets	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx
c/o Reliant Arena 1 Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054-1574	c/o Conseco Fieldhouse 125 South Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-3610	888 South Figueroa Street Suite 2010 Los Angeles, CA 90017-5468	c/o Target Center 600 1st Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55403-1416
New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	San Antonio Silver Stars
c/o Madison Square Garden 2 Penn Plaza 14th Floor New York, NY 10121-0101	c/o US Airways Center 201 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004-2412	c/o Arco Arena 1 Sports Parkway Sacramento, CA 95834-2300	c/o AT&T Center 1 AT&T Center Parkway San Antonio, TX 78219-3604
Seattle Storm	Washington Mystics
c/o KeyArena 305 Harrison Street Seattle, WA 98109-4623	627 North Glebe Road Suite 850 Arlington, VA 22203-2110

Harlem Globetrotters

400 East Van Buren

Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2257

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Basketball Hall Of Fame

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame
1000 West Columbus Avenue
Springfield, MA 01105-2518

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Players

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List

Vacendak, Stephen
Year(s)	1967-1970
Team(s)	Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers, Miami Floridians
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

787 Colonial Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29730-4601

Address Status: reported as active on 12/2/03

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Van Arsdale, Tom
Year(s)	1965-1977
Team(s)	Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

7510 North Eucalyptus Drive
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253-3319

Address Status: reported as active on 2/7/09

Tester Results:
Result:	sent picture; received it signed
Date Sent:	*1/29/09*

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Van Breda Kolff, Willem "Butch"
Year(s)	1974-1983
Team(s)	Denver Rockets, Kentucky Colonels, Nets
Position(s)	Forward
Notes	*Passed Away - 8/22/07*

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Van Gundy, Jeff
Year(s)	1995-2007
Team(s)	Knicks, Rockets
Position(s)	Head Coach
Notes

No current address on file

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Van Gundy, Stan
Year(s)	2003-Present
Team(s)	Miami Heat
Position(s)	Head Coach
Notes	*Recommended that you send something to sign*

Miami Heat
c/o American Airlines Arena
601 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132-1801

Address Status: reported as active on 8/6/05

Tester Results:
Result:	received three signed index cards he sent
Date Sent:	7/20/05

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Van Lier, Norm
Year(s)	1969-1979
Team(s)	Cincinnati Royals, Bulls, Bucks
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	*Passed Away - 2/26/09*

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Vandeweghe, Kiki
Year(s)	1980-1993
Team(s)	Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Knicks, Clippers
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

Denver Nuggets
c/o Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, CO 80204-5805

Address Status: reported as active on 11/4/05

Tester Results:
Result:	*No success info was stated*
Date Sent:	*Not stated*

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Vaughn, Jacque
Year(s)	1997-Present
Team(s)	Jazz, Hawks, Magic, Nets, Spurs
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

San Antonio Spurs
c/o AT&T Center
1 AT&T Center Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78219-3604

Address Status: reported as active on 7/2/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent two trading cards; received both signed*
Date Sent:	*7/30/07*

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Vincent, Sam
Year(s)	1985-1992
Team(s)	Celtics, Sonics, Bulls, Magic
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

Charlotte Bobcats

c/o Charlotte Bobcats Arena

333 East Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-2425

Address Status: reported as active on 2/9/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*No success info was stated*
Date Sent:	*2/4/08*

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Vitale, Dick
Year(s)	1978-1979
Team(s)	Detroit Pistons
Position(s)	Head Coach
Notes	sports analyst

c/o ESPN Plaza
935 Middle Street
Bristol, CT 06010-1000

Address Status: reported as active on 12/27/08

Tester Results:
Result:	sent picture, index card; received both inscribed/signed
Date Sent:	*10/15/08*

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Walker, Chet
Year(s)	1962-1975
Team(s)	Syracuse Nationals, 76ers, Bulls
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

PO Box 9451
Marina Del Rey, CA 90295

Address Status: reported as active on 11/6/04

124 Fleet Street

Marina Del Rey, CA 90295

Address Status: reported as RTS

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Walker, Jimmy
Year(s)	1967-1976
Team(s)	Pistons, Rockets, Knicks
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	*Passed Away - 7/2/07*

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Walker, Kenny
Year(s)	1986-1991, 1993-1995
Team(s)	Knicks, Washington Bullets
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

2252 Terrace Woods Park
Lexington, KY 40513-1611

Address Status: reported as active on 4/16/08

Tester Results:
Result:	sent trading card; received it signed
Date Sent:	*4/7/08*

1915 West MacArthur Road #153
Wichita, KS 67217

Address Status: reported as RTS - 1/18/08

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Walters, Rex
Year(s)	1993-2000
Team(s)	Nets, 76ers, Heat
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

Florida Atlantic University
c/o Department Of Athletics
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424

Untested

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Walton, Bill
Year(s)	1974-1978, 1979-1980, 1982-1987
Team(s)	*Trailblazers, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, Celtics*
Position(s)	Center
Notes

c/o ESPN Plaza
935 Middle Street
Bristol, CT 06010-1000

Address Status: reported as active on 1/19/08

Tester Results:
Result:	sent picture; received it inscribed/signed
Date Sent:	*Not stated*

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Wanzer, Bobby
Year(s)	1948-1957
Team(s)	Rochester Royals
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	Hall Of Fame (1987)

10420 Hillcroft
Houston, TX 77096-9946

Address Status: reported as active on 4/9/08

Tester Results:
Result:	sent two index cards; received both signed
Date Sent:	*3/15/08*

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Ward, Charlie
Year(s)	1957-1963
College	Florida State University
Position(s)	Quarterback, Punter, Point Guard, Pitcher
Year(s)	1994–2005
Pro	Knicks, Spurs, Rockets
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	Heisman Trophy (1993) Johnny Unitas Award (1993) James E. Sullivan Award (1993) Walter Camp Award (1993) Maxwell Award (1993) Davey O'Brien Award (1993) College Football Hall Of Fame (2006) ~~~~ Drafted as pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers in the 1993 free agent draft and by the New York Yankees in 1994. Avid tennis player, Ward also shined in the Arthur Ashe Amateur Tennis Tournament in 1994

312 Plum Street
Thomasville, GA 31792-7335

Address Status: reported as active on 4/6/09

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent trading card, SASE; received it signed*
Date Sent:	*Not stated*

c/o Westbury Christian School
10420 Hillcroft Street
Houston, TX 77096-9946

Address Status: reported as active on 2/2/09

Tester Results:
Result:	sent trading card; received it signed
Date Sent:	*1/14/09*

c/o Houston Rockets
2 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX 77046

Address Status: reported as RTS - 3/25/06

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Warner, Cornell
Year(s)	1970-1977
Team(s)	Buffalo Braves, Cavaliers, Bucks, Lakers
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

2479 Glen Meadow Lane
Escondido, CA 92027-2810

Address Status: reported as active on 5/24/04

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Washington, Tom "Trooper"
Year(s)	1967-1973
Team(s)	Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers, Los Angeles Stars, The Floridians, New York Nets
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

2902 West Diamond Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121-1210

Address Status: reported as active on 8/13/04

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Weatherspoon, Nick
Year(s)	1973-1980
Team(s)	**Capital/Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics, Bulls, San Diego Clippers**
Position(s)	Forward
Notes	*Passed Away - 10/17/08*

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Webster, Marvin
Year(s)	1975-1984, 1986-1987
Team(s)	Denver Rockets, Seattle Supersonics, Knicks, Bucks
Position(s)	Center
Notes	*Passed Away - 4/6/09*

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West, Jerry
Year(s)	1960-1974
Team(s)	Los Angeles Lakers
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	US Olympic basketball team - gold medalist 1960 Hall Of Fame (1980) See Olympics

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Westphal, Paul
Year(s)	1972-1984
Team(s)	*Celtics, Suns, Seattle Supersonics, Knicks*
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

16640 Cumbre Verde Court
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-1914

Address Status: reported as active on 8/30/07

Tester Results:
Result:	sent two trading cards, two index cards; received all signed
Date Sent:	*7/5/07*

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Whitehead, Jerome
Year(s)	1978-1989
Team(s)	San Diego Clippers, Jazz, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Warriors, Spurs
Position(s)	Center
Notes

1543 Merritt Drive

El Cajon, CA 92020-7847

Address Status: reported as active on 5/25/04

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Wier, Murray
Year(s)	1949-1950
Team(s)	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

2662 Saratoga Drive

Waterloo, IA 50702-5145

Address Status: reported as active on 11/17/03

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Wilkens, Lenny
Year(s)	1960-1975
Team(s)	St. Louis Hawks, Seattle Supersonics, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers
Position(s)	Guard
Notes	head coach, US Olympic basketball team - gold medalist 1996 Hall Of Fame (1989 - player) Hall Of Fame (1998 - coach) See Olympics

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Williamson, Corliss
Year(s)	1995-2007
Team(s)	Kings, Raptors, Pistons, 76ers
Position(s)	Forward
Notes

5815 Pinnacle Valley Road
Little Rock, AR 72223-4288

Address Status: reported as active on 6/5/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent trading card; received it signed*
Date Sent:	4/5/08

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Wilson, Sr., John
Year(s)	1949-1954
Team(s)	Harlem Globetrotters
Position(s)	F, C
Notes	See Negro League Baseball

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Winkler, Marvin
Year(s)	1970-1972
Team(s)	Bucks, Pacers
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

PO Box 759
Zapata, TX 78076-0759

Address Status: reported as active on 3/15/04

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Winters, Brian
Year(s)	1974-1983
Team(s)	Lakers, Bucks
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

6144 South Moline Way
Englewood, CO 80111-5845

Address Status: reported as active on 1/17/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent two index cards; received both signed*
Date Sent:	1/7/08

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Witte, Luke
Year(s)	1973-1976
Team(s)	Cleveland Cavaliers
Position(s)	Center
Notes

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*Woodard, Lynette*
Year(s)	1985-1987, 1997-1998
Team(s)	Harlem Globetrotters, Rockers, Shock
Position(s)	??
Notes	Basketball Hall Of Fame (2004) Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame (2005) 1st woman on Globetrotters team See Olympics

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Woodson, Mike
Year(s)	1980-1991
Team(s)	Knicks, Nets, Kings, Clippers, Rockets, Cavaliers
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

19918 Parsons Green Court
Katy, TX 77450-5214

Address Status: reported as active on 2/12/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent trading card, index card; received both signed*
Date Sent:	11/23/07

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Woollard, Bob
Year(s)	1969-1970
Team(s)	Miami Floridians
Position(s)	Center
Notes

RR 1 Box 456
Hamptonville, NC 27020

Address Status: reported as RTS

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Worthy, James
Year(s)	1982-1994
Team(s)	Los Angeles Lakers
Position(s)	Forward
Notes	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1988) Hall Of Fame (2000) Actor - "Koral" 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' episode "Gambit" pt. 2; "Larry" 'In The House' episode "Hoop Screams"

Quick TV/Movie Involvement Reference

c/o KCAL Television
4200 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604-2189

Address Status: reported as active on 6/2/08

Tester Results:
Result:	*sent card; received it signed*
Date Sent:	*2/12/08*

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Wright, Howie
Year(s)	1970-1972
Team(s)	Kentucky Colonels
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

3019 Kingswood Way
Louisville, KY 40216-4914

Address Status: reported as active on 5/16/04

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Zeller, Gary
Year(s)	1970-1972
Team(s)	Baltimore Bullets
Position(s)	Guard
Notes

6941 Lachodinia Drive
El Paso, TX 79912

Address Status: reported as RTS

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