DATE: 6-7-1966 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Chicago Cubs SUBJECTS: Don Kessinger, Byron Browne APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10-1/8"x8" MARKS / STAMPING: Original paper caption remains affixed to the verso. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 4 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: Donald Eulon Kessinger was born in 1942 in Forrest City, AR and went to college at the University of Mississippi. He played major league baseball from 1964 to 1979 as shortstop and 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox, and was selected 6 times as an All-Star. Kessinger was a playing manager in 1979 for the Chicago White Sox. He did not do well in either role, batting just .200 and winning 46 games, against 64 losses. He managed for most of the year, and was replaced by Tony LaRussa, in his first managerial role. Kessinger was an excellent basketball player and was named to the SEC "Decade of the 60's" first-team basketball squad. Kessinger was the head coach at the University of Mississippi from 1991 to 1996. He is the father of Keith Kessinger. Byron Ellis Browne was born in 1942 in St. Joseph, MO and went to college at the University of Missouri and Missouri Western State College. He played major league baseball from 1965 to 1972 as outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the father of actor and former minor leaguer Byron Browne, Jr. SKU: L15194
Item: L15194
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