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Originally Posted by Kawika
This thread makes me think of Cubs pitcher Johnny Klippstein's '53 Topps card that mentions that he was a mailman in the off-season. Not too many players working Joe jobs like that anymore.
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Johnny was such a nice, modest guy. He seemed to have the perfect mixture of self confidence and humility. If you ever met him, this became clear right away. Really glad that I knew him. He did really well for himself in the corrugated container industry. Even into his 60's, he was working three jobs at once in spite of not needing to. He always looked far younger than his years. He married teammate Dutch Leonard's niece, who had a sister with special needs and was unable to live independently. Selflessly, they took her in and cared for her. I can't believe he's been gone nearly 20 years.
Funny, I remember asking Johnny about working as a mailman because of that card!