(LOT 19)
1950 Bowman #98 Ted Williams PSA 9 MINT
MINT SPLINTER!!!... Williams enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1942. But instead of playing ball for some General stateside, he opted for the V-5 program to train as a Naval aviator. Johnny Pesky, Ted's teammate, went to the same aviation training program and said about Williams: "He mastered intricate problems in 15 minutes which took the average cadet 90 minutes." Pesky also added that when Ted took the pilot's payoff test: "He broke all the records in reflexes, coordination, and visual reaction time" and that Williams reflexes, "could make a plane and it's 'pianos' (machine guns) play like a symphony orchestra, and that his reflexes, coordination, and visual reaction, made him a built-in part of the machine."

And when Williams spoke of himself, this is what he said "A man has to have goals, for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived. MINT, MINT, MINT - We have one for you. Issued in 1950 by the Bowman Company, this pint sized Ted Williams card is the highest graded example. The image presented on this MINT 9 card is stunningly real, so make your best effort.

MIN BID $2,500

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