11/26/07: NCAA Basketball - Long Beach State 49ers @ Washington Huskies
Hec Edmunson Pavilion - Seattle, WA
This was a quick trip over to the Dub to add an important autograph for my Gonzaga basketball 8x10 collection. Long Beach State's coach is Dan Monson, who guided the Zags to the Elite Eight in 1999. I had found and scanned in a picture of Monson from a Gonzaga basketball book, and blew it up to an 8x10 the best I could. Luckily, the crappy weather that had plagued the area today stopped by the end of the game, because the Long Beach bus was parked in a completely uncovered area with no shelter to speak of. After the game, Monson was pretty quick in coming out to the bus, following several players. I asked him to personalize the autograph, saying I was a huge Zag fan and alumnus. He wrote "To Paul, Go Zags / Go Beach, Coach Dan Monson". I got the autograph I wanted and quickly peaced out since it was chilly out there. Not really a big-name success post here but definitely significant for my personal collection!
Long Beach State
Dan Monson 1/1 8x10
