Warren Spahn is the greatest athlete to come out of my home town, Buffalo New York.
There was a poll a few years back in the local media, who is the greatest athlete to come out of the Buffalo area and the winner was Patrick Kane the hockey player.
Sadly many sports fans don't have an appreciation for history. Local sports talk only care what happened in the 21st century. They stay focused on the here and now. Fantasy and gambling.....
Spahn was also handicapped by not playing on a high profile team for most of his career and being somewhat overshadowed by a teammate that became an all-time great.
Could you imagine if he played the bulk of his career with the Yankees or Dodgers.
I purchased this card in the late 1970's. I always meant to upgrade it. It hurts my eyes when I look at it.
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