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The ring is part of the cast. I believe the owner of the ring "Gott" was not a player he was likely a member of the front office or an organizational guy.
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Edwin h. Gott
There was an Edward H. Gott who was on the Board of the Pittsburgh Pirates, probably at that time, and who was once the Chairman and CEO of US. Steel.
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/29/o...-chairman.html
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I have to believe that is very likely the source of the cast. Thanks for the assist.
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OK. It makes sense to me now. Odd, though, that a Board of Directors guy would have a cast made. Vanity?
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Here is a profile and pic of Ed Gott from Lehigh University if you want to know more. States he was CEO of US Steel from 1969 to 1973.
https://www.lehigh.edu/engineering/a...umni/gott.html Gott also has a lake freighter originally built by U.S. Steel in 1979 named after him, the "MV Edwin H. Gott" that still exists in the Great Lakes. It looks like his son Edwin Gott Jr. lives in Colorado Springs now, which would tie together the original assertion that it came from Colorado Springs... maybe son didn't want his dad's pitching arm sitting around the house anymore? I'm intrigued by the whole weirdness of this haha. Last edited by MCyganik; 07-06-2018 at 07:44 AM. |
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OR... Commissioning this arm piece could really tie the rug together in his office...lol Last edited by GoCubsGo32; 07-06-2018 at 01:23 PM. |
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That is incredibly weird. Reminds me of a really strange event I attended in Chicago back in the 1990's - it was a hippie-esque evening of no alcohol and weird stories related to music in the 1960's. Long John Baldry was the emcee and the main even was Cynthia Plaster Caster. Glad I went, but glad there was no alcohol and no available plaster
Great pick-up Mike.
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Wow what an odd piece. Found its way to the right collection
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