I was born in St. Louis and discovered the Cardinals when I was 6 years old, in 1967. It was always Lou Brock and Bob Gibson for me. Those guys were my childhood heroes and that never changed. Lou Brock was a class act and one of the most beloved Cardinals ever. Its hard to find a picture of him not smiling. He is one of the few players that you rarely hear anything negative about.
I had the fortune of meeting Lou several times at card shows, mostly in St. Louis. He was one of the few signers that would walk the floor and talk to dealers afterwards. I had a table at a Lou Brock signing once and Jackie Brock, Lou's wife was looking for neat Lou Brock items. She bought several magazines from me that had Lou on the cover. 30 minutes later, here comes Lou himself. I said "Hi Mr. Brock, your wife was here earlier and bought a few items from me" He said "Oh yeah! Really! That's Great!" then he leaned in a little closer and lowered his voice a bit and said "How much did she spend?" Every dealer within earshot burst out laughing.
Its a sad day in Cardinal Nation. RIP Lou.
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