I missed the prime of Reggie's career, but I mostly thought of him as an ego-driven jock. Today I'm a much bigger fan of Reggie than I was yesterday. We never truly understand what someone else has been through.
A lot of that rep for a big ego was created by sportswriters, though. When he was with the A’s in the early ‘70s he was a great guy who would hang out and sign stuff after games. And he signed a one-year contract with the A’s in ‘86 so he could retire with the team he started out with.