| DATE SHOT: 1956-57 SUBJECT: Frank Baumholtz APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/4"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: J.D. McCarthy postcard with divided postcard back, but remains postally unused. Hand-signed by Frank Baumholtz SIGNER: Frank Baumholtz COMMENTS / CONDITION: 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: Frank Conrad Baumholtz was born in Midvale, OH and died in 1997 in Winter Springs, FL. He went to college at Ohio University. He played major league baseball from 1947 to 1957 as outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. Baumholtz was also a great basketball player at Ohio University. His No. 54 jersey hangs from the rafters of the Convocation Center. It was retired on Feb. 4, 1995, which was declared "Frank Baumholtz Day" in the city of Athens, Ohio and on campus and was the only number so honored at the school until 2007 when Dave Jamerson and Walter Luckett had their jerseys retired as well. Baumholtz was a first-team All-American in basketball in 1941, his senior year, leading the Bobcats to the finals of the National Invitation Tournament, the most prestigious tournament in the country at the time. He was named the tournament's most valuable player. He played one season of professional basketball for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America, the direct predecessor to today's National Basketball Association. SKU: CL02520
Item: CL02520
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