Chatelain: Mick Tingelhoff’s pen provides an unforgettable memory

Mick Tingelhoff played at Nebraska nearly 60 years ago before going on to spend almost two decades in the NFL. He's still making a difference for his fans to this day.The games are half a lifetime away, but the reminders still come every day in the mail. T-shirts and hats. Helmets and jerseys. Pictures and trading cards. All packaged with return postage.

Inside a brick townhouse in Lakeville, Minnesota, a 77-year-old Hall of Fame center plays Santa. Arthritic fingers that curled around footballs for 17 years at Metropolitan Stadium now squeeze highlighters. With a signature, he turns ordinary $20 items into treasured memorabilia.

Mick Tingelhoff, Minnesota Vikings 62-78.

It’s a piece of his…