| SIGNER: Clyde King APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2'x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Clyde King ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: Standard 3-1/2''x5-1/2'' postcard (featuring the ''Sand Lot Kid'' statue at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY on the front) which has been hand-signed by Clyde Kingcollector. Comes from a collection of signed postcards assembled by a collector in the late 1980s-early 1990's (judging by the signers). All autographs in this particular collection are on the same medium: a photo postcard of the "Sand Lot Kid" statue outside Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY. Some of the players signed the front (photo) side of the postcard, some the back, and a few signed both sides (just to be sure). The name and rookie year of the player is pencilled on the back of each card, assumedly by the collector. For the sake of time, only the signature side of each card has been scanned. If you need to see the other side, please let me know. As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. BIO: Clyde Edward King was born in 1924 in Goldsboro, NC and died in 2010 in Goldsboro, NC. He went to college at University of North Carolina. He played major league baseball from 1944 to 1953 as pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. Before becoming a major league skipper, he managed several higher-level minor league clubs, including the Atlanta Crackers, Hollywood Stars and Rochester Red Wings, and served as a pitching coach for the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. King joined the Yankees' front office in 1976 and played a number of key roles for almost 30 years — super scout, pitching coach, general manager and special advisor, in addition to managing them for the final 62 games of 1982. Replacing Gene Michael, he won 29 games and lost 33 as the defending American League champions fell to fifth place in the AL East division. The Yankees players believed King was a spy for Steinbrenner. SKU: L08502
Item: L08502
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