I bumped into "Chocolate thunder" at a hotel when I was about 5 or 6.
I had no idea who he was, but my dad asked him to sign an autograph for me.
I remember he wrote:
"Try to climb a tall tall mountain or break a backboard, but never settle for death valley."
-Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins!
I asked my dad what it meant and he said "I think he just woke up from a nap."
He had to duck to step into the elevator. That's the other thing I remember....how tall he looked.