Mike Rozanc ponders the question for a moment. What are the absolute favorite things in his collection?
The first answer is easy—the jersey and pants Willie Stargell wore during the 1973 season. They’re displayed on a mannequin, right next to the brightly colored LeRoy Nieman print that was used as the cover to the program for Stargell’s retirement ceremony.
Stargell is Rozanc’s all-time favorite player, followed by Roberto Clemente and Kent Tekulve. Not surprising for a kid who moved to Pittsburgh when he was 8 years old in 1977 and immediately fell in love with Stargell’s colorful Pirates crew. And when they won the “We Are Family” World Series a couple years later? Hooked for life.
Most of his jaw-dropping collection of memorabilia is Pittsburgh-themed, with an emphasis on those Pirates.
He looks around. Picking just a few things from his sea of treasures is nearly impossible, but his eyes light up as his gaze passes the bright red turnstile sitting in a place of honor in the
