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Originally Posted by rgpete
Posted back in June ,but just received the card a few days ago. The first Japanese American to play Pro Football for the SF 49ers and American to be elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, Wally Yonamine the Nisei Jackie Robinson from Hawaii.
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Great pick up Ron. As a Japanese American whose mom and grandparents were interned in WWII, I really appreciate his place in history and some of the barriers he must have faced. His story seems under publicized and I for one am ashamed for not even knowing who he was until a few years ago. I'd love to pick up some of his cards some at some point.