| DATE SHOT: 1984 SUBJECT: Bob Watson APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5" MARKS / STAMPING: Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. Hand-signed by Bob Watson ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot SIGNER: Bob Watson COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is a blank-backed postcard-type photo (measures approx. 3''x5'') of Bob Watson in his Atlanta Braves uniform which has been hand-signed by Bob Watson. As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. BIO: Robert Jose Watson (Bull) was born in 1946 in Los Angeles, CA and died in 2020 in Houston, TX. He played major league baseball from 1966 to 1984 as 1st baseman and outfielder for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves, appeared in the 1981 World Series, and was selected twice as an All-Star. After his playing career ended, Watson was an Oakland Athletics coach for three years. He was the assistant GM of the Houston Astros from 1989 to 1993, and became the second African-American general manager in baseball history when he was named to that post with the Astros in 1994. He later held the same position with the New York Yankees in 1996-1997. He later served as vice president of Major League Baseball, with responsibility for on-field discipline, until his retirement at the end of 2010. SKU: L03336
Item: L03336
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