re: Famous professional athletes/coaches you've met,ETA: not from your own favorite SEC school

Michael Phelps. I was an athlete in college and me and a few buddies went out one night. When we got in the bar, there was a bunch of chatter that he was there. He bought us and everyone else drinks. Kind of looked like him, but didn't pay much mind. When he showed up in the weight room the next day, it confirmed that it was probably him. Found out later that his coach was based in Columbia, and that was the same weekend he got busted for weed.