I recall reading in a hobby pub from the early 70s about a major collector, Dick Reuss. He wrote many articles for the hobby. Anyway, one of Dick's discoveries occurred some time in the 60s. He was helping a friend move, and the friend had some baseball cards. Dick asked if he could have a look at them. Among the cards was a Leaf Bob Feller, of which Dick had never known of before. Dick was from the Detroit area of Michigan, so from the discussion it makes sense his friend would have gotten that high number as a kid.
Dick wrote up his finding for the hobby. As I remember, his column was titled, "Rolling With Reuss". Dick was a swell guy, and very helpful and encouraging to young collectors as I in those days. He is sorely missed.
--- Brian Powell
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