About

Autograph University – Tips to improve your autograph collection and meet celebrities.

Matt Raymond first began collecting autographs over 20 years ago—a hobby that grew out of his childhood obsession with sports cards. His earliest autograph-related memory is of his father—who is blind—reaching far into the back of a bedroom closet and pulling out two baseballs. He handed them to his son and asked him to read the scrawls on each. The first ball contained several signatures, the most legible across the sweet spot was that of Tony Conigliaro—Matt’s father’s childhood hero. The other, old and brown, included a faded inscription: “To Larry, Best wishes, Willie Mays”. It was a gift from Bill Jackowski, a family friend and former Major League umpire.

In 2006, after Matt was introduced to in-person graphing by a friend, the hobby became something of an addiction. At Autograph University, Matt shares his collected insights and adventures and reveals a side of celebrity we rarely see firsthand.

Matt works in marketing for a global business information and media company. He lives with his wife in the Boston area.