Unique Writeups on Card Back?

[Leon]

I like this one. The quite rare Ty Corn on the Cobb...

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Still get a chuckle out of the cartoon on the back of Don Rudolph's 1959 Topps card where it says his wife is a professional dancer. Her stage name was Patti Waggin and she was a burlesque dancer but it doesn't say that.

[Georj]

Many of Eddie Waitkus' cards mention this incident on his cards

[AMPduppp]

Great cards so far. Here’s my favorite on the back of Eckersley’s rookie card

[vansaad]

The back of the Old Gold Robinson's are pretty neat.

[vansaad]

Apparently Dave Bennett had a time machine.

[Kawika]

This thread makes me think of Cubs pitcher Johnny Klippstein's '53 Topps card that mentions that he was a mailman in the off-season. Not too many players working Joe jobs like that anymore.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Kawika

This thread makes me think of Cubs pitcher Johnny Klippstein's '53 Topps card that mentions that he was a mailman in the off-season. Not too many players working Joe jobs like that anymore.

Johnny was such a nice, modest guy. He seemed to have the perfect mixture of self confidence and humility. If you ever met him, this became clear right away. Really glad that I knew him. He did really well for himself in the corrugated container industry. Even into his 60's, he was working three jobs at once in spite of not needing to. He always looked far younger than his years. He married teammate Dutch Leonard's niece, who had a sister with special needs and was unable to live independently. Selflessly, they took her in and cared for her. I can't believe he's been gone nearly 20 years.

Funny, I remember asking Johnny about working as a mailman because of that card!

[Kawika]

Thanking you for sharing your recollections of Johnny Klippstein. Just read his SABR bio. Eighteen years in the bigs, never quite met the high expectations but many flashes of brilliance. By all accounts a good, humble man. It was said that he was one of the most-liked players of his time. You're lucky to have been his friend.

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Georj

Many of Eddie Waitkus' cards mention this incident on his cards

When I saw the title of this thread, I initially thought of Waitkus '55 Bowman,
after all being shot by a deranged girl, was his Biggest Thrill"

[Leon]

"though a full blooded Indian he is mild mannered"

I wonder what other full blooded Indians would say about that?

There are quite a few politically incorrect sayings on cards that would never pass societies muster today. This one even made me cringe a tiny bit

[vansaad]

Originally Posted by Leon

"though a full blooded Indian he is mild mannered"

I wonder what other full blooded Indians would say about that?

There are quite a few politically incorrect sayings on cards that would never pass societies muster today. This one even made me cringe a tiny bit

Yikes. Jackie's Old Gold was more subtle with the reference to Jackie being "even-tempered and modest."

[jingram058]

He helped the Indians win the 1948 World Series, but that is insignificant next to his WW 2 exploits.

[wolf441]

I have a friend who is an astronomer as well as a baseball card collector and this card back drives him crazy. When he talks about astronomy, I like to ask him if Mercury is in retrograde!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by jingram058

He helped the Indians win the 1948 World Series, but that is insignificant next to his WW 2 exploits.

Lou Brissie's cards are similar. Bowman resisted the urge to talk about it in 1952.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by Leon

"though a full blooded Indian he is mild mannered"

I wonder what other full blooded Indians would say about that?

There are quite a few politically incorrect sayings on cards that would never pass societies muster today. This one even made me cringe a tiny bit

Holy cow