Signed books

[Michael B]

As is usual for me, no baseball. These are all books signed by Olympians.

1. James B. Connolly - winner of the first ever gold medal in modern Olympic history at the 1896 Olympics. Later went into journalism and authored over a dozen maritime related books

2. A.C. Gilbert - 1908 pole vault gold medalist. Two world records in the pole vault. 1906 Intercollegiate wrestling champ. Invented the Erector Set. His company A.C. Gilbert Company also manufactured American Flyer Trains. He patented the process of coating copper wires in small electric motors. Also earned a medical degree from Yale, but never practiced medicine. Most of his signed books are inscribed but using only his initials 'A.C.'

3. Eddie Eagan - The only Olympian to win a gold medal in both the summer (Boxing 1920) and winter (bobsled 1932) Olympics. Served in both WWI & WWII where he rose to the rank of colonel. A Rhodes Scholar. Became an amateur boxing champ while at Oxford. Became a practicing lawyer after the 1932 Olympics and later NY State Boxing Commissioner.

[mighty bombjack]

Oh, is that a SWEET Commy!

Thanks again for selling this one to me, Max. One of my favorite pieces in my HOF and signed book collections.

[tazdmb]

Love that Manley piece!

[gashouse34]

Wow....there is some fantastic stuff in this thread. Don't have much to contribute but this is a new pickup for me so thought I'd post it here. Not an author related signed item though but is signed on a few different pages and has a '35 World Series Ticket Stub attached.