Souvenir Programs Here !
☆ My work around for not having my Dads Collection with me is to show a photo of the autograph in the Thumbnail. ☆ As for the view, One view, the Santa Clara Valley, the other side, Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Me & Ed started this Channel to document our Dads Collection of over 200 Souvenir Gameday Sports Programs, most from the SF Bay Area. Games he went to with his Dad in the 1950's. His Autograph Book is signed by 100's of Players in uniform between 1955-59. It was Ed's idea for the Autograph Segment, Short Story biographies with a Theme, Family & Perseverance, with a few "Gags & Call-backs" Each Show is a stand-alone Episode for that Player and have profiled 138 so far, all shot on my phone, almost always done "First-Take" Dads Autograph Book is a "One Of A Kind" piece of Sports History that was held by some of the Best, and after handing it to 100's of Players, years later Dad handed it to me, his childhood Autograph Book that was :
Held by Legends, Signed by Heroes
Red Sox 1959 STC Program - Flip thru Dad's Autograph Book Backwards 1959-1955
Dads 1950's Vintage College Pennants - Cal, USC, N.D. Stanford, 53 Rose Bowl Wisconsin, SF Seals...
Odell Johnson - 1st Black HS B-ball Coach in California - St. Mary's Cager Faced Bill Russell
Tom Borland - Red Sox - Stories from a Big League Rookie Pitcher - 1955 CWS MVP
Roger Sawyer - Stars - Western Assoc. ROY & MVP - Married 63 years, Passed in 2020
Carl Thomas - Indian - Set CWS Record Drove in 7 Runs - Rocky Colavito 1st Game as Tiger
Bob Wade - Stars : Pat Tillman Army Ranger - Veterans Day is Every Day, my apologies to the Bengals
Harvey Zernia - Rainier - Played in 1,415 Games - Hey Those Aren't Football Pants
Eddie Winceniak - Cubs - Chicago Born - Fought in Korea : In Memoriam
Bob Zick - Cubs - Chicago Born Teen Soldier "I'm Zick" & Don't Call Me Shirley
El Tappe - Cubs for 28 Years "College of Coaches" His idea, Passed Away On This Day
Johnny Briggs - Cubs - 1956 PCL Champ, Home Town Signing, Died on Christmas
George O'Donnell - Pirate - Signed by Browns, '53 PCL Champ, Rookie of the Year
Ed Erautt - Reds - Stories of a Minor League Pitcher : Born On This Day
Bert Barth - Oriole - Hyped as 'Next Babe Ruth' - Ted Williams vs Steve Dalkowski
George Piktuzis - Cubs - MLB Debut Sat Down Stan Musial, Ken Boyer & Red Schoendienst
Bob Coats - "Angel" in the Outfield Christmas Special ... in August Merry Xmas
Vern Morgan - Cubs - Twins Coach, Died at 47 - Your Minnesota Vi-Queens
Bud Sheely - White Sox - Catcher - His Dad Earl was a Baseball Lifer till the End
Jim Bolger - Reds est.1869 - 1000th Red to Step on a Field & Youngest in MLB at 18
Bill D. Bradford - A's - MLB Debut age 34 - Pitched 2 innings, 1 Bad, 1 Great, then never again
Jack Tobin - Red Sox - Couldn't Live Up to his big brother Jim, a 9 Year Major Leaguer
Alan Strange - '34 Browns, Passed On This Day, Set Record for Mgr. Ejections in 1947
Ewell Blackwell - Reds - "The Whip" Threw a No-Hitter On This Day 1947
Gil Coan - Senator - Has 2 MLB Records Hit 2 Triples in 1 inning & 1st to Bat .500
John Pramesa - Reds - Catcher for Johnny Vander Meer & Ewell Blackwell 1949-51
Bill Brenner - Rainier - WW2 Bomber Pilot Decorated Hero, Lest We Forget
Ted Lepcio - Red Sox 1952 Opening Day Starter & Jimmy Piersall's Roommate
Leo Righetti - Seals - Saw His Son Dave Become a MLB All-Star Who Threw a No-hitter
Dave Hillman - Cubs - Part of the 1st Inter League Trade in MLB History : 1962 NY Met