Thursday, May 9, 2019

1971 SPECIAL- "THE SPLENDID SPLINTER" AND "MR. OCTOBER"

When I came across this image a long while back, I always knew I wanted to create a 1971 “special” card showing two icons of the game, Ted Williams and Reggie Jackson:


While Williams was now a manager for the Washington Senators, some ten years removed from his Hall of Fame playing days, the young Reggie Jackson was just beginning to lay down HIS Cooperstown resume.
Perhaps the greatest hitter who ever lived talking to the greatest clutch performer the game has ever seen.
You can imagine that anything Williams would talk to you about, as a young budding superstar, you whole-heartedly soaked up, word for word.
Today, almost 50 years after this image was taken, both legends of the game are Hall of Famers and remembered as two of the greatest to put on a Major League uniform during their eras.
I just love images like this and hope to keep producing special cards for the blog along these lines. Hope you enjoy them!