Campanella card values

[Fuddjcal]

2- Campy Ticket Stubs were tucked into my Grand Parents Armoire Mirror from the time I could crawl in 62. When they had both passed in 1994, I plucked them off the mirror and cried because I knew that must have been a special night for them. My Grandpa and I bonded over baseball going every Sunday from 1970-1975.

This has also been one of my favorite cards. Never saw him play but was lucky enough to see him many times where he would sit behind home plate with his wife Roxy on the old Club Level. I had season seats 1991-93 and always looked forward to seeing him there.

He never missed a game. He was very approachable and always had a big smile. Roxy would sign autographs for him as the kids stood around him in awe as did us parents. My daughter was young then and she still remembers him, so I hope the love has been passed down from generation to generation...

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

I think you can add Campanella to the long list of under valued vintage stars. But I think that has more to do with the fact that it takes more than just being a great player to become a hobby icon. Ruth, Cobb, Mantle, Jackie, etc. all had other qualities that made them larger than the game in some respects.

I found a new appreciation for Campanella (and many other Dodgers) after reading the "Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn.

Here's my only Campanella card. I think it's extra fun because Bowman credited him with 198 RBIs in 1951. Which is 90 more than he actually had

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