1948 Leaf Graziano card...True Story

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

COREY

My understanding is that Graziano didn't like (or want) his picture on a Gum card. He was always "a piece of work" to begin with.
I met him at the 1984 National and he was not a friendly dude.

Anyhow, Leaf Gum quickly replaced him on their sheet of of 49 cards (supposedly with Arturo Godoy). At that point the Graziano
card, inadvertently, was to become the most scarcest post-war sportscard in the hobby.

It's really a shame that he had the card removed, as it was at a time when Graziano and Tony Zale were at their zenith in the
Chicago fight scene. And, many kids in 1948 were disappointed in not finding a "Rocky" card upon opening up those Leaf packs.

The two cards I know of was one Don Flanagan had and another that Pete Waldham (Florida collector) has; besides, the cards
mentioned in this thread. There can't be more than 10 in circulation.

TED Z