Now everything is online or eBay, but nothing beats going somewhere and meeting someone

 “There was another interested party that wanted the house with the collection to make it an attraction, but Pug was not open to parting with his collection. I think collectors have very emotional relationships with their collections.”

Winkler said he’s definitely an old-school guy, who likes old-school music, movies and television, and isn’t one to keep up with technology much.

“I like to talk to people in person, I’m not into playing with my thumbs if you know what I mean. I’ve never texted anybody, I’ve never emailed anybody, if I need to send an email to someone I have my son do it.”

Winkler estimates he’s been to about 75 universities, and collected a lot of the memorabilia the old-fashioned way, by meeting people, making contacts, and then developing relationships over the years.