Show and tell Bob Feller

[h2oya311]

Although I never met him and honestly don't know a ton about him, I do have a "connection" to Mr. Feller. As a young kid collecting in the '80s, my grandmother asked me if I had any Bob Feller cards. I probably had some Circle K or other A/T Greats card of Feller, but nothing from his playing days. She was disappointed.

My grandmother then showed me some family photos and told me that Mr. Feller was my third cousin, twice removed. To this day, I still don't even know what that means, but apparently he is "family". I'm happy to say that I do have a few career contemporary cards now.

Here's an un-autographed "rookie" card of his (which, according to this thread, apparently means it's rare):



When I saw the note about him autographing "everything", I remembered having this in my collection...a 1980 Charlotte O's Program (when Cal Ripken was playing for the team) autographed by Mr. Feller: