I, too, recall collectors hiding Feller cards at a show. I saw him pitch in an old-timers game when I was about 10 in '71 or so, and he seemed to me like a man among boys (I felt the same way when I watched Nolan Ryan pitch in his prime). One of baseball's greatest pitchers ever, his stats would have looked so much more impressive if it wasn't for WWII. In fact, I believe he was first current major league to enlist after Pearl Harbor. As far as I'm concerned, he's a true American hero. Like a previous poster said, "God bless you Bob."
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