Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties. But who knew that the Iron Horse was also a grape nut? That’s the impression one gets after reading three letters the New York Yankees Hall of Famer wrote sometime in the 1930s to a grape farmer in New York. The letters are part of the October 2022 sale by California-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions that ends … [Read more...] about Gehrig’s Grapes: Letters From HOFer To Grape Farmer Up for Auction
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Handwritten Jackie Robinson Letter About Race Could Bring Six Figure Price
In the new book “42 Today,” a collection of essays about Jackie Robinson, Peter Dreier observes that the Hall of Famer “viewed himself as much an activist as he was an athlete.” Robinson was particularly active when he retired after the 1956 season. He endorsed Richard Nixon for president in 1960 but later soured on the Republican Party’s approach to civil rights. He agreed … [Read more...] about Handwritten Jackie Robinson Letter About Race Could Bring Six Figure Price