A Dolphins Signature Mystery
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GalantForum VeteranOPA Twitter user is looking for help identifying a signature that appears to be for someone wearing #25 - but could be a camp body...
Anyone have a clue?
"Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves – from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Saviour, with the power to forgive... It is my prayer that on this Christmas day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord." (Christmas message, 2011)
Unlucky 13SupporterYou've got me. It looks like the initials are O.G. But as he said, that doesn't match anyone who wore the number in a regular season game. So many guys get cycled through in camp every year that I have no idea.
"Unlucky 13 wrote:
You've got me. It looks like the initials are O.G. But as he said, that doesn't match anyone who wore the number in a regular season game. So many guys get cycled through in camp every year that I have no idea.
It would be a lot more helpful if we knew at least like...a 5 year span of when this may have been signed.
Unlucky 13Supporter"AGuyNamedAlex wrote:
It would be a lot more helpful if we knew at least like...a 5 year span of when this may have been signed.
Yeah, if we assume that the helmet is from the period that he was on the team, it only narrows it down from between 1997-2012.
"Unlucky 13 wrote:
Yeah, if we assume that the helmet is from the period that he was on the team, it only narrows it down from between 1997-2012.
I went ahead and checked the database of all NFL players historically with the combinations: "OG, QG, OC, QC" as initials. I couldnt find anyone who could be a match.
The first word almost looks like "Official" scribbed out illegiblely. I see a definite O (possibly but unlikely a Q) what could be an F, a dot where an I could be near the end and an L.
I cant think of a human name with that combination of letters, but I could be entirely wrong.
Oddly enough, and I dont this has anything to do with it, 25 is the number of years between 1972 and 1997 the first year of the helmet.
Unlucky 13Supporter"Fin D wrote:
Will Allen
Wow! Detective FinD solves the case!
That signature looks.....well, not like his name, lol.
Fin DForum Veteran"Unlucky 13 wrote:
Wow! Detective FinD solves the case!
That signature looks.....well, not like his name, lol.
I looked up players who have worn 25. When there was obviously no one whose name looked similar, I focused on last names as players often go by a different first name. The last name on the sig looked like it could maybe be Allen. so I just googled Will Allen's signature.
The funniest part is the twitter account asking the question has the last name of Allen.
"Unlucky 13 wrote:
Wow! Detective FinD solves the case!
That signature looks.....well, not like his name, lol.
It looks absolutely nothing like his name. It even looks slightly different from the posted pictures signature.
Good job FinD
"Fin D wrote:
I looked up players who have worn 25. When there was obviously no one whose name looked similar, I focused on last names as players often go by a different first name. The last name on the sig looked like it could maybe be Allen. so I just googled Will Allen's signature.
The funniest part is the twitter account asking the question has the last name of Allen.
I'll be honest that I didnt really look at primary players, I thought it might be too obvious. Especially since his W is an O lol
djphinfanSupporter"AGuyNamedAlex wrote:
It would be a lot more helpful if we knew at least like...a 5 year span of when this may have been signed.
That helmet is ugly and ancient looked like late eighties early nineties
"Fin D wrote:
Will Allen
Good lord! I would have never in a million years guessed it was Will Allen.
resnorForum VeteranHe just puts a big curvy on the side of his W which makes it look weird.
Fin DForum VeteranSomeone needs to go on twitter and tell that guy it is Will Allen. I would, but I don't have twitter.
GalantForum Veteran"Fin D wrote:
Will Allen
Nice one!
I've posted the answer in a reply on the Tweet giving credit to you FinD, and also with a link to your post.
Well done sir!
ThePhins.com should do mugs and you should win one. :D
"Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves – from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Saviour, with the power to forgive... It is my prayer that on this Christmas day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord." (Christmas message, 2011)
invidSupporter"Galant wrote:
Nice one!
I've posted the answer in a reply on the Tweet giving credit to you FinD, and also with a link to your post.
Well done sir!
ThePhins.com should do mugs and you should win one. :D
Good thinking! More members! You a marketer, Galant?
xphinfanxForum VeteranFin D /////Will?
Not even your Mom would recognize that awfull sig.
Good job!
That's why they play the games!:yes:
Fin DForum Veteran"xphinfanx wrote:
Fin D /////Will?
Not even your Mom would recognize that awfull sig.
Good job!
He's in prison.
"Galant wrote:
Nice one!
I've posted the answer in a reply on the Tweet giving credit to you FinD, and also with a link to your post.
Well done sir!
ThePhins.com should do mugs and you should win one. :D
Hey wait arent you a Mod? Make the mug happen...no excuses.
GalantForum Veteran"invid wrote:
Good thinking! More members! You a marketer, Galant?
Noooo.... just seemed like a decent opportunity.
"Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves – from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Saviour, with the power to forgive... It is my prayer that on this Christmas day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord." (Christmas message, 2011)
GalantForum Veteran"AGuyNamedAlex wrote:
Hey wait arent you a Mod? Make the mug happen...no excuses.
Ah the veneer of authority. If only I was as powerful as you dream me to be. Sadly, I'm nothing more than an servant keeping things tidy at the base of Mount Olympus. Somewhere, higher up on the mountain live the demi-god admins. I'll happily suggest the idea to them, and then they can usher forth into the presence of the all-mighty owners. Who know, perhaps one day they may deign to grace us with mugs from above. Then, on that day, we can all buy one together.
"Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves – from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Saviour, with the power to forgive... It is my prayer that on this Christmas day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord." (Christmas message, 2011)
Two things to remember:
- celebrities often have have 2 signatures. One for autographs and one for official documents.
- signing on a curved helmet will distort a signature compared to one signed on a flat surface. Also you have the variance caused by pen type and surface type. (My signature on the back of my credit/debit cards isn’t the same as my signature on paper).
VManisSupporter"Fin D wrote:
I looked up players who have worn 25. When there was obviously no one whose name looked similar, I focused on last names as players often go by a different first name. The last name on the sig looked like it could maybe be Allen. so I just googled Will Allen's signature.
The funniest part is the twitter account asking the question has the last name of Allen.
Color me impressed