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Originally Posted by Runscott
Very happy to win this catcher's mitt:
"This is the mitt my father used to catch me when I was a kid--13-16 years old--on our farm near Van Meter, Iowa. It was this mitt he was using when I threw a fastball in 1934 that hit him in the chest and broke three ribs, as described in Time magazine April 19, 1937." - Bob Feller
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Amazing piece with true historical significance! That belongs in a museum. You have the Real Roy Hobbs father's glove. It doesn't have a lightening bolt on it does it?