| DATE SHOT: 1990s SUBJECTS: Robin Roberts, Unidentified, Bill McGowan, Wife Delores APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Robin Roberts ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot SIGNERS: Robin Roberts COMMENTS / CONDITION: 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. This is one of a number of photos and ephemera to be offered this week which hail from the personal collection of All-Star player Andy Seminick. 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: Robin Evan Roberts was born in 1926 in Springfield, IL and died in 2010 in Temple Terrace, FL. He went to college at Michigan State University. He played major league baseball from 1948 to 1966 as pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, appeared in the 1950 World Series, was selected 7 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. He also won the Sporting News Player of the Year Award in 1952. In 1999, he ranked number 74 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Phillies have honored him with the retirement of his uniform number 36 and a statue outside the first base gate of Citizens Bank Park. Roberts coached the University of South Florida Bulls baseball team from 1977-1985. He led the team to its first NCAA Tournament in 1982. On July 21, 2003, Roberts returned to Montpelier, Vermont to accept two honors: The Vermont Mountaineers retired his number from his playing days with the Barre-Montpelier Twin City Trojans, and Governor Jim Douglas presented him a proclamation that made the day "Robin Roberts Day" in the State of Vermont. William Aloysius McGowan was born in 1896 in Wilmington, DE and died in 1954 in Silver Spring, MD. Bill McGowan began his career in the Tri-State League in 1913. He worked a semi-pro league in 1914, the Virginia League in 1915, the International League and the New York State League in 1916, and the Blue Ridge League in 1917. He was out of the game in 1918, returned to the IL from 1919 to 1922 and worked the Southern Association from 1923 to 1924. McGowan was an American League umpire from 1925 to 1954. He was on the crew of the first All-Star Game and worked eight World Series. McGowan did not miss a game from 1925 until September 3, 1940, 2,532 consecutive games. "My advice to young umpires is this: Make the players and managers respect by your hustle. Keep on top of plays. Always try to give a manager or player a civil answer. Then walk away, tough." Bill McGowan. SKU: XP12746
Item: XP12746
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