HOF: 1 or 1's

[ZenPop]

Originally Posted by DanP

I believe I have the only graded 1922 Witmor Candy George Kelly card (and possibly the only card). Show any card of a HOF'er that you believe could be the only known copy of that card.

If anyone has a card that someone else thinks is a "1 of 1" then please show it!

Wow... I actually met George Kelly! He (and his wife) were friends with my grandmother... They all lived in Millbrae, CA and I got to go over there one time when I was a kid and got an autographed baseball and saw his amazing trophy room. He told me an amazing story of what an a-hole Leo Durocher was back in 1921... He said Durocher and Casey Stengel were going at it during a game... and they decided to fight after the game. Stengel asked Kelly to go with to watch him whip Durocher and when they got there Durocher was carrying a bat that he wouldn't put down... I think that's the first time I recall an adult swearing in a conversation with me... It was a pretty cool conversation.

When Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame, my grandmother was invited and she brought me back a program signed by a few players. I have to fish it out... but I seem to recall: Kelly and Lefty Grove... (Might have been Lefty Gomez... but pretty sure Grove.)

When Kelly passed away, my grandmother told me that Kelly's wife had wanted to give me a souvenir of some sort, but that there son wouldn't let anything go. Oh well...

[T206Collector]