DATE: 1980s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Milt Wilcox APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 2 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: Milton Edward Wilcox was born in 1950 in Honolulu, HI. He played major league baseball from 1970 to 1986 as pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners, and appeared in the 1970 and 1984 World Series. Milt claimed not to be superstitious - it was only a coincidence he ate blueberry pancakes on the day he was to pitch, he never stepped on the foul line because of a habit, threw the same eight pitches in his warm-up as a routine, etc. In 2005, Wilcox competed with his dog "Sparky" (named for Sparky Anderson) at diving dog competitions (sort of a canine long-jump) and placed 5th in the national finals. He now owns Ultimate Air Dogs, a national dock jumping organization that sponsors dock jumping events. As of 2007, he was also a coach at Tiger Fantasy Camp in Lakeland, FL. SKU: X11217a
Item: X11217a
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