Buck Leonard Homestead Grays of the Negro League Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard (PSA)
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Buck Leonard Homestead Grays of the Negro League Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard (PSA)
This is a Buck Leonard Homestead Grays of the Negro League Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard (PSA)
National Baseball Hall of Fame postcard has been hand-signed by Buck Leonard of the Homestead Grays and Hall of Famer
The Buck Leonard autograph has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA for authenticity purposes
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was a first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League
After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950, batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years
The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history
Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles
Leonard never played in Major League Baseball (MLB); he declined a 1952 offer of an MLB contract because he felt he was too old
Late in life, Leonard worked as a physical education instructor and was the vice-president of a minor league baseball team
He and Josh Gibson were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
In 1999, he was ranked number 47 on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players list by The Sporting News
Leonard passed away on November 27, 1997 at the age of 90 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
SKU no: RBJ7347534757976
This is a Buck Leonard Homestead Grays of the Negro League Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard (PSA)
National Baseball Hall of Fame postcard has been hand-signed by Buck Leonard of the Homestead Grays and Hall of Famer
The Buck Leonard autograph has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA for authenticity purposes
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was a first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League
After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950, batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years
The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history
Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles
Leonard never played in Major League Baseball (MLB); he declined a 1952 offer of an MLB contract because he felt he was too old
Late in life, Leonard worked as a physical education instructor and was the vice-president of a minor league baseball team
He and Josh Gibson were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
In 1999, he was ranked number 47 on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players list by The Sporting News
Leonard passed away on November 27, 1997 at the age of 90 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
SKU no: RBJ7347534757976
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