Johnny Vander Meer: The Typical American Boy footage?

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Hello,

Somewhat off-topic, but certainly Vander Meer related. Back in the early 1990's when the Conlon card sets were being issued, the cards would always note on the back, date of birth and date of death of the players. Several of the players were still alive at that time and so I started looking them up and calling them on the phone.

I was able to reach Mr. Vander Meer (among many others including Joe Hauser, Tommy Henrich, Dick Bartell, Mel Harder, etc) on the phone and had a great chat. At then end, what I always asked for was their address. With their permission, I would send them copies of their Conlon cards along with blown up versions (low tech, done at Kinkos) for them to autograph and send back to me. Most did! Long story short, I sent Mr. Vander Meer the two cards noting his back to back no-hitters and he autographed the enlarged versions and sent them back to me. They are nicely framed, side by side today and hang on the wall of my office.

Best,
Craig