When Did the Last Surviving T206 Subject Pass Away?

LEHR · #1 12-29-2024, 11:34 AM

Not trying to hijack this thread, but does anyone know who the last living player was from the 1933 Goudey set?

brianp-beme · #2 12-29-2024, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LEHR

Not trying to hijack this thread, but does anyone know who the last living player was from the 1933 Goudey set?

And to slightly sidetrack down the Goudey hijack line, I believe the oldest surviving player in the 1934 Goudey set was Linus Frey, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 99, and the oldest surviving player in the 1938 Goudey set was Bobby Doerr, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 101.

Not sure about the 1933 Goudey set.

As far as the T206 question, I pasted a list created on the forum by Tom H. back in 2009 below containing the oldest surviving T206 players (minus the Seitz). It may be missing other non-major league players:

Rube Marquard 6-1-1980
Paddy Livingston 9-19-1977
Al Shaw 12-30-1974
Fred Snodgrass 4-5-1974
Larry Doyle 3-1-1974
George McBride 7-2-1973
Dutch Jordan 12-23-1972
Fred Parent 11-2-1972
Davy Jones 3-30-1972
Donie Bush 3-28-1972
Zach Wheat 3-11-1972
Chief Meyers 7-25-1971
Harry Pattee 7-17-1971

Brian

Orioles1954 · #3 12-29-2024, 12:42 PM

Off the top of my head it might be Milt Gaston who diied in 2002. For the 1934 Goudey set Billy Werber died around 2009. I got to have him sign it at age 100.

Edit: Duly noted about Lonny Frey.

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #4 12-29-2024, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Off the top of my head it might be Milt Gaston who diied in 2002. For the 1934 Goudey set Billy Werber died around 2009. I got to have him sign it at age 100.

Edit: Duly noted about Lonny Frey.

That may be half correct. I think the last player did die in 2002, but it was Willis Hudlin. Gaston passed in '96.

Orioles1954 · #5 12-29-2024, 02:21 PM

Thanks. Those two guys were always the same to me!

gregndodgers · #6 12-29-2024, 03:35 PM

Ok, speaking of old people (and way off topic), but I was shocked to find out that our tenth President, John Tyler, still has a living grandson. Look it up!

pclpads · #7 12-29-2024, 03:48 PM

Appropo of nothing, other than the foregoing discussion of deceased former ballplayers, but I saw a post earlier today that Charlie Maxwell had passed over the weekend. He was 97 and perhaps the oldest - then living - former ML player.

packs · #8 12-29-2024, 04:30 PM

John Tyler was the 10th President and died in 1862. He had his youngest child when he was 63, who then went on to father a child when he was 75. Today, there is still one living grandson of a president who ended his term in 1845.

Ah just saw someone beat me to it.

Michael B · #9 12-30-2024, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gregndodgers

Ok, speaking of old people (and way off topic), but I was shocked to find out that our tenth President, John Tyler, still has a living grandson. Look it up!

Also quite possibly the last living grandson of a Confederate Congressman.

brianp-beme · #10 12-30-2024, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Off the top of my head it might be Milt Gaston who diied in 2002. For the 1934 Goudey set Billy Werber died around 2009. I got to have him sign it at age 100.

Edit: Duly noted about Lonny Frey.

I knew there was another player in the 1934 Goudey issue that was vying for last survivor for the set...thanks for providing the Werber name. Billy Werber died on 1/22/2009, thus allowing Frey to snatch away the crown, living until 9/13/2009.

Brian

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