Description: EXTREMELY RARE - SIGNED BASEBALL ASSISTANCE TEAM ("B.A.T.") BUSINESS CARD - ORGANIZATION HE FOUNDED! PRICE BOTTOMED! CANNOT GO LOWER FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY to own an INTERESTING and RARE piece of BASEBALL AND MODERN POP CULTURE HISTORY - the business card signature of this LEGENDARY SPORTS AND CELEBRITY MEGA-STAR. Joe Garagiola Sr. (1926 - 2016) played 9 seasons in the majors for a number of teams between 1946 and 1954. He described himself as an average player, but as he once put it, "I don't mind saying it - I think average for a major leaguer is pretty good." He was better known as a MULTI-TALENTED ACTIVIST AND ENTERTAINER after his baseball career. In addition to BROADCASTING SOME OF BASEBALL'S BIGGEST GAMES, Garagiola AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS, FILLED IN FOR JOHNNY CARSON as host of "The Tonight Show," served 2 terms CO-HOSTING NBC's "TODAY," and even EMCEED a number of television GAME SHOWS, including Sale of the Century and To Tell the Truth, amongst others. One thing Garagiola did that few people know about is his founding of the BASEBALL ASSISTANCE TEAM ("B.A.T."), an organization formed for the sole purpose of ASSISTING MEMBERS OF THE BASEBALL FAMILY IN NEED. Joe was INSTRUMENTAL in ensuring that the reach of B.A.T. extend not only to former major league players, but also to minor leaguers, players, coaches, managers, umpires, scouts, athletic trainers, front office personnel, those associated with baseball's Negro League, and those associated with the Women's Professional Baseball League. Joe's HEART thankfully was much larger than his batting average or home run totals, and this is your chance to capture some of Garagiola's TREMENDOUS GOOD WILL with this autographed B.A.T. business card, originally signed by Garagiola in his role as President, making it THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE. Don't delay bidding on this extremely rare collector's item! THIS IS IT!! LAST CHANCE!! BID ON IT IF YOU WANT IT, BEFORE IT GETS PULLED OFF MARKET IF IT DOESN'T GO AT THIS AMAZING PRICE!!
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: West Des Moines, Iowa
End Time: 2024-11-12T06:18:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Sport: Baseball
Player: Joe Garagiola
Signed: Yes
Original/Reprint: Original
Product: Signed Business Card
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Event/Tournament: Thank You Note
