These photos were packaged with the Rawlings Big 8 model glove. Tresh is wearing one in the pic. I know because I had one as a kid. It was the best glove I ever had! I loaned it to one of the teenie boppers on my dads's softball team and she lost it! (Yeah, I'm still pissed. I'll get over it; someday.) The glove and the pictures came in an octagon shaped box with a smaller version of a player pic on each side. Unfortunately, I wasn't smart enough to keep the box. There were a total of eight players endorsing the glove. I only have the Ken Boyer remaining as I traded all the others in the mid '70's. Within a couple years of issue, Boyer made an appearance at the Skatemore Skating Rink in Ellisville, MO. He was kind enough to sign my Big 8 pic and 1963 Topps card.
The eight players featured were:
1. Ken Boyer
2. Mickey Mantle
3. Warren Spahn
4. Dick Groat
5. Tom Tresh
6. Tommy Davis
7. Billy Williams
8. Brooks Robinson
Last edited by Jerry G; 06-04-2017 at 05:32 PM.
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