Original Background photos-1956 Topps and others

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That's obviously good ol' number 10, catcher Jack Shepard. The California native is an interesting story, as he ended a promising career as a respected defensive catcher on his own terms after the 1956 season, at the age of 25, in order to pursue an academic and business career. He was a Stanford grad who obtained his masters degree, also from Stanford, during the winter breaks from baseball. Became a successful business man and sadly died in his early 60's of cancer.
Yes, I looked it up.