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Old 02-10-2024, 11:31 AM
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Shag was a renaissance man for the sporting world, with appeal to US/CA cross-border fans for his success as Montreal Royals manager, Independent League president, business innovator, Ottawa hockey coach, and sports touchstone at multiple schools, including Yale, Notre Dame, and McGill. Someone with that many collector hooks is destined to be tough to track down! A modern analogue might be rolling Bob Uecker, Tony LaRussa, and Gary Bettman into one guy.

There's an excellent chance the 1936-37 World Wide Gum baseball set, with its heavy emphasis on IL players, exists _because_ Shaughnessy led Montreal to the IL playoffs a year prior, since it would've created a lot of local fan interest.
And he still has the hair!
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