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Gene Bearden
A couple of years ago, during the Covid epidemic, I got a 1950 Bowman Gene Bearden card. He helped the Indians win the 1948 World Series with 2 wins as a pitcher before fading into obscurity. But more important to me, he was a survivor of the USS Helena, a cruiser torpedoed and sunk during World War II. He was wounded severely, according to the story. He was told he would never walk again, much less pitch again. Trouble is...
...It was all lies, all made up. He was never on the Helena in the South Pacific, but rather, a sub chaser in the Atlantic. This is the worst case of made up BS that I think I have ever come across. The question is, why? Why would he make up a story like that? Now I want to get rid of that card.
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James Ingram Successful net54 purchases from/trades with: Tere1071, Bocabirdman, 8thEastVB, GoldenAge50s, IronHorse2130, Kris19, G1911, dacubfan, sflayank, Smanzari, bocca001, eliminator, ejstel, lampertb, rjackson44, Jason19th, Cmvorce, CobbSpikedMe, Harliduck, donmuth, HercDriver, Huck, theshleps Completed 1962 Topps Completed 1969 Topps deckle edge Completed 1953 Bowman color & b/w *** Raw cards only, daddyo! *** |
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