Pete Rose -- The Autograph King?

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Ruth signed a ton, but only made it to his early 50's.

Feller lived nearly twice that long and was part of the card show and insert card boom. He rarely charged more than a few bucks an autograph, whereas Rose's price was a fair amount higher. Feller would also try to sell stacks of pre-signed pieces which he'd bring to shows and signings and would drastically drop the price if you bought in bulk! On top of everything else, Feller often did free signings at events where he was paid a flat rate by whoever was hosting the event, so even more stuff was signed because nobody turns down "free". Rose seemed to shy away from doing those sorts of events for many years.

TL; DR Ruth died too young to hold the title. Rose lived to 83 but charged more than Feller, who lived to 92. Feller is the king by far.

I love Bob Feller and Pete Rose. I met Bob Feller when he visited my ship, USS Independence CV-62. He was awesome. Both were prolific signers. But Bob Feller and Pete Rose could have lived to be 200 years old and they wouldn't have signed as much as Babe Ruth, in my opinion. The preponderance of evidence makes that very clear. There are just too many recountings by too many people that state the insane volumes of stuff that Babe Ruth signed.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I love Bob Feller and Pete Rose. I met Bob Feller when he visited my ship, USS Independence CV-62. He was awesome. Both were prolific signers. But Bob Feller and Pete Rose could have lived to be 200 years old and they wouldn't have signed as much as Babe Ruth, in my opinion. The preponderance of evidence makes that very clear. There are just too many recountings by too many people that state the insane volumes of stuff that Babe Ruth signed.

Have to disagree. Rose planted himself in Vegas in public and signed for a conga line of visitors for years.

Rose made signing a full time job for nearly a 40 year retirement.