In 1971 John Brockington was a rookie for the Green Bay Packers. On a cold winter night, with roads pelted by sleet and rain, John made his way to a Levitt’s furniture store outside Milwaukee to sign autographs.
Also on a journey to the Levitt’s warehouse and showroom that night was this writer, nine years old, safely traveling in the back seat of his father’s Pontiac Catalina. I have no memory of the exact location of the showroom, I just remember the trip seemed to take hours and I was worried he would be gone by the time we got there.