Show and tell Bob Feller

[bnorth]

I was lucky enough to visit his museum shortly before it closed.It was a great little museum with a very nice lady working that day.

I have a few Feller items. None of them are the rare unsignd version.

[SteveS]

Feller, as far as I know, was the first person to be a paid guest signer at a card show in Los Angeles. There were a couple I remember before that who bought their own table and sold their own signed cards (Wes Parker and Willie Davis), and other players who signed did so for free at department store promotions or such (I've posted some of my pix from those in another thread). I can't remember the exact year, but at a show sometime in the late-'70s/early-'80s, Rapid Robert was announced as a guest, and the autographs were $4 apiece.

[Exhibitman]

1949 Vis-Ed Viewer premium, common signed version



1948 Thom McAn Shoes:



1940s picture pack:



1946 Trading Post:



https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...w602-and-w603/

[71buc]

I saw him in spring training. I was wearing a bright blue Cruz Azul jersey and Bob looked at me and said, “Look at this clown. No one told me the circus was in town!” Then he laughed and put his arm around me.

[Jobu]

A 10- or 11-year-old Jobu was at a show and didn't know that there was an autograph guest, let alone that it was Bob Feller. I see him walking through the lobby, recognize him, work up the courage to walk over and ask "Mr. Feller, can I please have your autograph?" He looks at me and deadpans "Yeah. Buy a ticket." And turns and walks away. Grown up Jobu realizes that he was there to make money and understands the answer, but the delivery and lack of even a hint of a smile or acknowledgement of the awe young Jobu was clearly showing permanently turned me off to him.

[71buc]

Sorry Jobu! Albert Belle was nicer to my 10 year old son than Rapid Robert was to Jobu.

[Bill77]

I went to his museum in 2002 and got bought an autographed card.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Sorry Jobu! Albert Belle was nicer to my 10 year old son than Rapid Robert was to Jobu.

The autograph chasers I knew back in the 1990's said that Mr. Belle was almost always unfailingly nice to autograph seekers, especially kids.

He did have anger management issues obviously but in terms of signing, he was almost always extremely graicious

Rich

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Jobu

A 10- or 11-year-old Jobu was at a show and didn't know that there was an autograph guest, let alone that it was Bob Feller. I see him walking through the lobby, recognize him, work up the courage to walk over and ask "Mr. Feller, can I please have your autograph?" He looks at me and deadpans "Yeah. Buy a ticket." And turns and walks away.

That's no way to talk to a Jobu!