DATE: 1968 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: Rocky Colavito APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4"x5" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Rocco Domenico Colavito was born in 1933 in New York, NY. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1968 as outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, and was selected 6 times as an All-Star. Rocky Colavito, not quite a Hall of Famer, was one of the best known players of his era and an immensely popular player. "Don't Knock The Rock" was the rally cry in Cleveland in the late 1950s when Rocky was a handsome homer-hitting hero. He had a patented routine coming to the plate, stretching his bat across his back and pointing the bat at the pitcher. After his playing career ended, he was a television broadcaster for the Indians for several seasons. He was also an Indians and Kansas City Royals coach. SKU: X11247
Item: X11247
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