Book You've GOT to Read:

[icollectDCsports]

A great bio of one of the all time greats.

[dtp717]

Just went on eBay and picked up a copy. Thanks for the rec!

[vthobby]

I met Henry "Hank" once and you are right, the book is great and he was amazing. Very nice gentleman. I have a cool item that is 100% unique related to him. Back in the 1980s, I went to Cooperstown a few years in a row and had about 20 hall of famers sign the inside of a hardcover HOF book. the first and second blank pages.

I met so many wonderful folks there and family members of HOFs that I decided to get family members that I met on the title page: I have so far in person: Jim Cobb (Ty's son), Roberto Clemente Jr., Hank Thomas (Walter's grandson), Tony Gwynn Jr, (I got Gwynn Jr at a card show and sadly never got Tony to sign the book)

Jim Cobb was such a character. He has since passed but the time I met him in Cooperstown in the 1980s was amazing.

peace, mike

[Tabe]

Completely agree on the book - absolutely one of the top baseball biographies ever.

[dclarkraiders]

I have been reading this book slowly for several weeks. As indicated it is outstanding.

[Hankphenom]

Wow, you guys sure know how to start my Sunday! I really appreciate the kind words, and it's wonderful to see the book reaching it's intended audience.

[vthobby]

Hank,

Great to see you are on here. I met you at Tom S. 's house in Burlington Vermont a long time ago and had you sign my Hall of Fame book on the "family" page. I also at one time owned the "trifecta" of a Walter Johnson signed photo, the letter to the young boy signed by Walter, and of course the AL baseball signed by Walter on the sweet spot. You had mentioned you would look in your family collection for the original letter that the boy had sent Walter.

Unfortunately, I needed $$$ (don't we all at one time or another? ) and I had to sell that museum collection. I can assure you it is still in Vermont tucked away in a VERY large and advanced collection most likely not to be resold in a very long time.

I also met you at a large card show that I think was in Philly.

Take care Hank,

Respectfully,

Mike