Stories to Tell Ep 5: Guest Gary Herron - Gary Talks About his Love for Baseball, His Remarkable Sports Memorabilia Collection, Some Fun Encounters with Famous Sports Figures and His Passion for the History of Route 66.

Stories to Tell

In this episode, our special guest is Gary Herron. Gary is a local icon in the greater Albuquerque New Mexico area having had a media career that has spanned over 40 years including time at the Albuquerque Journal and Rio Rancho Observer. In this episode, we focus on Gary’s love of sports – especially baseball. Gary tells stories about some of his favorite interactions with famous players including Maury Wills and Bob Feller, how he put together an incredible collection of memorabilia which includes over 100,000 baseball cards and nearly 2,000 books on baseball– and we finish up with a new passion of Gary’s which is the history of Route 66. We start things off with how Gary developed his passion for baseball. Thank you for listening to this edition of the Stories to Tell podcast. If you have Story you would like to Tell, please reach out. It will be fun to connect with you. All the best.