Halloween is this Friday — a day when children of young ages dress-up like their favorite cartoon character or scary monster and parade from house to house asking for candy.

Oh, how I miss those days. I gave up trick-or-treating sadly after my junior year of high school because I lost my costume creativity.

As I recall past Halloweens, I wonder: What do athletes give out during Halloween?

Surely they could afford to splurge a little and have exotic, expensive candy or other trinkets. What would sports figures treat the young witches, vampires and SpongeBob SquarePants of their neighborhood to?

I would bet that former Alabama head football coach Mike Price wouldn’t be handing out candy; instead, he’d be giving all the children dollar bills leftover from a trip to the strip club.

I’d make sure to stop at his house a few times.

Not to be outdone by Price, I assume that Alex Rodriguez would also be handing out money. A-Rod wouldn’t stick with just petty $1 bills. He would give each child something he or she would always remember, like a new car or a small country.

Darryl Strawberry’s house might need to be skipped. His homemade brownies with “powdered sugar” sprinkled across the top do look tasty, but the side effects aren’t to be desired (I’m not talking calories here, either).

Since the Cubs and the Red Sox don’t have anything else on their minds now, Chicago manager Dusty Baker and ex-Boston manager Grady Little can devote their time to giving candy to trick-or-treaters personally.

I assume they will continue to hand out candy until about Nov. 5, because neither one of them knows the correct time that something ends.

Speaking of baseball, Derek Jeter’s house would be a good house to swing by for trick-or-treating, too. Since he has plenty of money, I’m sure he would give out king-sized candy bars. Thanks to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, he’ll make sure Jeter is home and not eating, dancing and carousing with his friends.

Another good house to stop by would be Manute Bol’s. I don’t think he would have anything extra special to give to the children — just seeing him tower over the children would make my day.

Although he’s not a professional athlete, former Cyclone and current Hawkeye Adam Haluska’s house shouldn’t be a place to trick-or-treat at. Last week, he promised to hand out caramel apples, saying, “I absolutely, 100 percent, guarantee I will be home handing out caramel apples.” Trust me, he won’t be there.

Jose Canseco’s would be another good stop for trick-or-treaters. You know he’ll be there, because he won’t have anywhere else to go, thanks to his house arrest. Canseco would also be a nice guide to other houses too. He could name names of all the bad houses that don’t trick-or-treat by the rules and need muscle-enhancing steroids to boost their Halloween stats.

Beggars’ Night might just be a date on the calendar to some professional athletes, but to others it is a time to give back to the young ones of the community, whether they give candy, automobiles or anything else out of the ordinary.

I can’t even wait until December to see what they give for Christmas presents. I’m making my wish list to send to Alex Rodriguez right now. The only question is, what do I call my very own island?