Former Buffalo Bills, Dwight Gooden to appear at show

Sports fans, card and memorabilia collectors will come to Rochester this month for a show featuring some of Buffalo’s most beloved coaches and athletes, including Marv Levy, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Ernie DiGregorio.

The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Diplomat Party House, 1 Diplomat Way, Rochester. Admission is just $5, free to children 12 and younger.

Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and he will be joined by Hall of Famer Bruce Smith from noon to 1:30 p.m. Also scheduled to appear on Saturday are MLB star Johnny Antonelli from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Boxing Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio from noon to 1:30 p.m., Oakland Raiders great Jack Squirek from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and Buffalo Braves star Ernie DiGregorio from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Attendees can receive one free autograph from Antonelli, Basilio and DiGregorio with paid admission.

Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas will appear from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, joined at the same time by New York Mets and Yankees star Dwight “Doc” Gooden. Buffalo Sabres alumnus Ric Seiling will be there from noon to 2 p.m. Washington Redskins great Billy Kilmer and Hall of Famer Charley Taylor will be signing from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Attendees can receive one free autograph from Seiling with paid admission.