A tribute to the multi-sport pro athlete whose feats will never be equalled!

[packs]

Jim Riley won a Stanley Cup with the Seattle Metropolitans in 1917. He then transitioned to a long career in baseball, playing mostly in the minor leagues but he did appear in 6 MLB games as well, making him the only MLB player to also win a Stanley Cup.

[clydepepper]

I just love this forum! It never ceases to amaze me how much I can learn.

Thanks for that great story and for that great tidbit.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I thought Bo played hockey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaSdlW1W9yU

I have read that Gretzky's famous "No" was spontaneous and not in the script.

[packs]

Eric Lindross had a bizarre 1990 Score Traded card where he’s listed as a third baseman for the Blue Jays. The story goes that he signed an exclusive deal with Score who wanted to print him as much as possible. So they made this card based on photos from a time when Lindross was invited to take batting practice one day.

[samosa4u]

Here is a Gerry James Dixon pencil (1955 - 57). Do you remember seeing any of these back in the day ?? They were made in Newmarket, Ontario.



And that book looks interesting, by the way! I will check my local library for it!

[samosa4u]

These guys were mentioned by the OP above. These aren't mine, but I would love to add em' to my collection!


Image of Gerry James card courtesy of the Vintage Football Card Gallery.


Image of Leo Lewis card courtesy of the Vintage Football Card Gallery.


Image of Ken Ploen card courtesy of the Vintage Football Card Gallery.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Here is a Gerry James Dixon pencil (1955 - 57). Do you remember seeing any of these back in the day ??

First time I've heard of those pencils. They're cool though!

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I thought Bo played hockey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaSdlW1W9yU

I have read that Gretzky's famous "No" was spontaneous and not in the script.

Haha! Hilarious !!