t206 players, has anyone ever met a player?

[benderbroeth]

I was reading the t206 book about the players in the set, and I realized that some lived until the 80's I thought three might be a chance that someone on these boards had a chance to meet them....

[Sean]

I met Joe Wood's son at a show 15 years ago. He loved to talk about his dad and Tris Speaker. That's as close as I've ever come to meeting someone in the set.

[Vintagecatcher]

I also had the pleasure of talking with Joe's son Robert many times at local New England card shows. He was wonderful to talk with. For those who knew Robert, here is the link noting his passing in 2009.


http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sit...=robert-woodsr

I also have spoken with Gabby Street's grandson and John Tiedemann's grandson.

Patrick

[wonkaticket]

Hank where are you?

[z28jd]

I speak to some of Dots Miller's relatives all the time, six of them are my cousins and I know a few of their cousins, who are also related to Dots. None of them met him though, he died in 1923.

I also met Joe Wood's son and talked with him at length at a show once. Nice guy, though I will point out, he isn't in the t206 set

[sb1]

Chief Bender's Grandson came to a small DFW card show back in the late 90's. Just stopped in on a whim while going to or from work(had his ID badge on). He looked just like him, same as Hank resembles Walter.

[atx840]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I met Clark Griffith in 1955, just before he died. I was nine years old, and remember it vividly.

Very very cool, thanks for sharing.

[Leon]

Joe Wood's grandson (I believe it was his grandson or uncle or something ) was at the last National and walking around and talking to folks (and me) at the Heritage Live Auction.

[Jantz]

Never met a player, but know a grandson.

I was at a show in Columbus, Ohio and was walking around looking at all the tables when I saw that a friend of mine had set up a table. So I stopped at his table and we chit-chatted for a few minutes. He then asked if I had bought anything.

I pulled out a few T206s that I had purchased and handed them to him. As he was looking at them he said "Grandpa". After giving him a puzzled look, he held up a T206 of Heinie Berger and said thats my grandpa.

I had known this guy for a few years and never before had he mentioned that he was related to Heinie Berger.


Jantz

[benderbroeth]

I am really glad I started this thread awesome stories everyone keep them coming!!!

[Michael B]

Hi All, I don't collect cards at all. The only ones I have are ones that are sent to me in the mail by Olympians. However, in a seemingly past life I collected baseball autographs in person and would go to the visiting team hotel in Boston. I would ocassionally go to Fenway for a game, though not often as I don't enjoy sitting there watching sports as I get bored. One of the times I went was for the Old-timers game in either 1984 or 1985, probably 1985. Joe Wood was at the game in a wheelchair. They introduced him and then brought him under the stands to go into the Red Sox locker room. I was standing there and had a few black and white photos of him pitching circa 1915, reprints of course. The people with him saw that I had them and told me to follow them. They took me into the locker room where he signed the photos for me. The only signatures he signed for the public that day. I want to think that it was 1985 as I recall thinking they were some of the last signatures he signed before passing away in July. So while I don't collect T-206's or other cards, I did meet one of the subjects in person.