Description: RARE ONLY ONE KNOWN 1980 AL KALINE & DUKE SNIDER BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION BROADSIDE POSTER SIZE: 22 1/2" x 17 1/2" NOTE 1980 INDUCTION CEREMONY On August 3, 1980, the BBWAA inducted Al Kaline and Duke Snider, while the Veterans Committee selected Chuck Klein and former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey for induction in front of 25 of the 47 living Hall of Famers. The J.G. Taylor Spink award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing was shared by Bob Broeg, sports editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and New York-based writer Tommy Holmes. Russ Hodges was posthumously honored with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence. HALL OF FAMERS IN ATTENDANCE Earl Averill, Cool Papa Bell, Roy Campanella, Jocko Conlan, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Charlie Gehringer, Burleigh Grimes, Billy Herman, Monte Irvin, Judy Johnson, Al Kaline, Ralph Kiner, Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Al Lopez, Stan Musial, Robin Roberts, Joe Sewell, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn, Ted Williams ONLY ONE KNOWN? OUR DETAILED RESEARCH HAS NOT PRODUCED ANOTHER ONE. NOT A SURPRISE THAT THIS MAY BE THE ONLY ONE IN HOBBY. THESE BROADSIDE WAS USED IN THE WINDOWS OF STORES ON MAIN STREET IN COOPERSTOWN AND SPORTS SHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY PRIOR TO THE INDUCTION CEREMONY. ALSO SOLD AS SOUVENIRS AT THE GIFT SHOP INSIDE THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME. WE ALSO BELIEVE THESE COULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE VIP HALL OF FAME MEMBERS BUT CAN'T VERIFY 100% SINCE NONE BUT THIS COPY IS THE ONLY KNOWN. CONDITION AT ALMOST 2 FEET TALL ON MEDIUM THICK POSTER PAPER SHOWS EDGE(s) WEAR FROM HANDLING. THE OVERALL CONDITION GOOD/VERY GOOD. STRONG GRAPHICS AND COLOR. THE POSTER FOLDED IN 4's. HISTORIC BROADSIDE POSTER FROM THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME FRAME IT! - DISPLAY IT! ENLARGE PHOTOS FOR BEST DETAILS AS PHOTOSARE PART OF OUR OVERALL DESCRIPTION ALL EBAY MANAGED PAYMENTS ACCEPTED
Price: 100 USD
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-02-08T17:50:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Sport: Baseball
Player: Duke Snider
Year: 1980
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Detroit Tigers
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Team-Baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers
Vintage: Yes
Event/Tournament: Baseball Hall Of Fame
