Day 139 (May 18, 2020 – 139)
Happy Birthday Brooks!
Quote:
"How many interviews, how many questions - how many times you approached him and got only courtesy and decency in return. A true gentleman who never took himself seriously. I always had the idea he didn't know he was Brooks Robinson." - Joe Falls of the Detroit News
On Brooks Robinson’s birthday I decided to picture a pretty cool poster. In the 70’s The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States put out some advertising posters of different predominant sports figures including Brooks. The B&W poster is around 17”x22” and states, “BROOKS! There’s nobody else exactly like him.” I know the poster has been posted before, but it’s one of my favorite setups on a poster and while it’s not uncommon, and it’s been shown before, it’s just COOL…
The 70’s Equitable poster
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Thought I would show the stamp on the back of the poster of where it was displayed originally. The red stamping is small; unsure why it turned out so large when uploaded.
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Also, have an Equitable ad that was in TSN that states basically the same statement that is on the poster, “There’s nobody else exactly like Brooks Robinson.” I have also included the George Loh print that was used for the ad.
TSN Equitable ad
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