On January 23, 2018, Tyrone Horne posted the following on his Twitter account:
I recognized Mike Hardge's name right away and knew that I had a card of him, so that same week I looked up the radio station's address and sent him an autograph request.
14 days later my card came back signed and he also included a letter of his own.
Two weeks before Christmas 2017, I decided to send Mr. Sample an autograph request through the mail.
69 days later my card came back signed. Also included inside the envelope was a signed 1987 Topps card, a signed printed article by Billy Sample, and a hand-written thank you note.