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'Holy crap, there's Hank Aaron!' My encounter with a baseball king

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — I’m not one to get starstruck.

I’ve interviewed Olympic gold medalists and Super Bowl winners and World Series losers.

I’ve interviewed heroes and villains, more than I count.

Not to mention, in varying states of dress.

I have interviewed countless millionaires when they were naked, or nearly naked, and a billionaire when I was naked.

Wait. That sounds really creepy. Let me explain.

One time, I interviewed Cris Carter, the former Minnesota Viking wide receiver, as he was talking a shower, which was not exactly the proudest moment of my journalistic career.