Show your Eddie Grant Cards

[pete zouras]

[Tcards-Please]

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[Chris-Counts]

Here's a Double Folder, a Triple Folder, a B-1 Blanket and 1905 scorecard from Portland, Maine that features Grant in the line-up ...

[Chris-Counts]

Here's a few photos of Eddie Grant Field at Dean College in Franklin, MA, which I visited a couple years ago. There's no plaque marking the field, which sadly is used for lacrosse and soccer these days. Also, I also visited the city library to see what they could tell me about Eddie, but I couldn't find anyone who had heard of him ...

[ChrisStufflestreet]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Also, I also visited the city library to see what they could tell me about Eddie, but I couldn't find anyone who had heard of him ...

At least they didn't ask you if he was the guy who sang "Electric Avenue" in 1983...

[rhettyeakley]

Here are a few round Eddie's...truly a forgotten American hero.

PX7 Domino Discs


E270 Colgan's Tin Tops

[Volod]

Originally Posted by ChrisStufflestreet

At least they didn't ask you if he was the guy who sang "Electric Avenue" in 1983...

Yeah, Chris - I clicked on the title of this thread thinking: whaa - did Eddie Grant have a minor baseball career or something? Pretty common name though, I guess.

[Chris-Counts]

There's a movie that came out a few years ago called "The Lost Battalion" that's worth watching. The battalion was led by Major Charles Whittlesey, who was one of Grant's closest friends. It is my understanding that Grant was trying to reach Whittlesey's battalion when he was killed. The movie depicts of the last days of the war and the absurdity of fighting right up until the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, just because it sounded good to somebody ...