| DATE SHOT: 1950s PRINT DATE: 1990s SUBJECT: Robin Roberts APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Robin Roberts ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period SIGNER: 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. SKU: XP12751
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