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davidcyclebackGary Gaetti was a card collector while in the MLB, and was seen at shows looking for singles to finish his sets.
Sheen had a 1934 Goudey sheet with Lajoie that was stolen and cut into singles. He had loaned it to a restaurant and it was stolen from there. He had a lot of quality vintage baseball memorabilia. Lelands also auction off a number of his original Andy Warhol paintings.
I wouldn't be surpised if Richard Nixon owned a few choice memorabilia items, as he was a big sports fan. While President, he would mail his ideas for plays to Redskins coach George Allen. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if living Presidents like George HW Bush (Yale baseball who met Babe Ruth) or George W Bush (Rangers owner) have a few favorite baseball mementos they show to visiting fellow baseball fans.
During his administration, Bush Sr. was advised to avoid American sports phrases when visiting foreign lands as the phrases were not universally understood. In Moscow, he once said something to the effect of "It's fourth down and I'm going to punt," and the Russians had no idea what he was talking about ... Then there was the time Nixon gave the thumbs up sign to a greeting crowd in a courtry where the gesture means "Up yours!"
Then there was the lost-in-translation espidode of Kurt Vonnegut's space alien who communicated by farting and tap dancing. When the alien went to the farm house and tried to to tell a farmer his barn was on fire, the farmer shot him.