In the same thought line the team I followed growing up. Sad to say but, buy/keep your Hank Aaron stuff now, he's 86.
List of living Milwaukee Braves players
Hank Aaron, born February 5, 1934
Sandy Alomar, born October 19, 1943
Felipe Alou, born May 12, 1935
Ken Aspromonte, born September 22, 1931
Howie Bedell, born September 29, 1935
Ethan Blackaby, born July 24, 1940
Wade Blasingame, born November 22, 1943
Clay Carroll, born May 2, 1941
Rico Carty, born September 1, 1939
Ty Cline, born June 15, 1939
Chuck Cottier, born January 18, 1936
Billy Cowan, born August 28, 1938
Del Crandall, born March 5, 1930
Ray Crone, born August 7, 1931
Jack Curtis, born January 11, 1937
Mike de la Hoz, born October 2, 1938
John DeMerit, born January 8, 1936
Don Dillard, born January 8, 1937
John Edelman, born July 27, 1935
Dave Eilers, born December 3, 1936
Hank Fischer, born January 11, 1940
Terry Fox, born July 31, 1935
Frank Funk, born August 30, 1935
Len Gabrielson, born February 14, 1940
Charlie Gorin, born February 6, 1928
Eddie Haas, born May 26, 1935
Bob Hendley, born April 30, 1939
Joey Jay, born August 15, 1935
Lou Klimchock, born October 15, 1939
Denny Lemaster, born February 25, 1939
Ken MacKenzie, born March 10, 1934
Bobby Malkmus, born July 4, 1931
Felix Mantilla, born July 29, 1934
Joe Morgan, born November 19, 1930
Phil Niekro, born April 1, 1939
Johnny O'Brien, born December 11, 1940
Taylor Phillips, born June 18, 1933
Juan Pizarro, born February 7, 1937
Claude Raymond, born May 7, 1937
Mel Roach, born January 25, 1933
Phil Roof, born March 5, 1941
Amado Samuel, born December 6, 1938
Dan Schneider, born August 29, 1942
Jack Smith, born November 15, 1935
Bill Southworth, born November 10, 1945
Al Spangler, born July 8, 1933
Frank Thomas, born June 10, 1929
Joe Torre, born July 18, 1940
Bob Uecker, born January 26, 1934
Woody Woodward, born September 23, 1942
@dennis07 said:
Bob Kelly passed away Oct. 25, 2017 RIP
I believe Bob Kelly is still alive. Baseball reference has no death date, Wikipedia has him listed in the "List of oldest living Major League Baseball players", and I can't find any obituaries on line.
Edit to add: The OP has not been active here for a while, so I will delete Crandall and Groth from his list.
I think the OP died in 2017. He was pretty sharp on cards, I think for a while he was editor of SCD. He also used to make custom cards, I think he made me a 1955T Nitschke and a 1955T Ernie Davis. Definitely missed.
I think the OP died in 2017. He was pretty sharp on cards, I think for a while he was editor of SCD. He also used to make custom cards, I think he made me a 1955T Nitschke and a 1955T Ernie Davis. Definitely missed.
He was last active on this board in early February of this year; I hope he is OK
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I think the OP died in 2017. He was pretty sharp on cards, I think for a while he was editor of SCD. He also used to make custom cards, I think he made me a 1955T Nitschke and a 1955T Ernie Davis. Definitely missed.
He was last active on this board in early February of this year; I hope he is OK
IMF
I'm sorry, I meant Bob Lemke who started the list. Sorry for the confusion.
@dennis07 is there a place to find this info as a whole in regards to a particular set or did you just go down the checklist and research each player one at a time? My particular set is the 58 Topps and would like to know this info on it. Thanks.
@dennis07 said:
Bob Kelly passed away Oct. 25, 2017 RIP
I believe Bob Kelly is still alive. Baseball reference has no death date, Wikipedia has him listed in the "List of oldest living Major League Baseball players", and I can't find any obituaries on line.
@dennis07 is there a place to find this info as a whole in regards to a particular set or did you just go down the checklist and research each player one at a time? My particular set is the 58 Topps and would like to know this info on it. Thanks.
None that I know of. I have all of this info for my AFL sets, but I had to track it player-by-player.
Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
@dennis07 is there a place to find this info as a whole in regards to a particular set or did you just go down the checklist and research each player one at a time? My particular set is the 58 Topps and would like to know this info on it. Thanks.
None that I know of. I have all of this info for my AFL sets, but I had to track it player-by-player.
Thanks Todd. I just began doing that a few days ago, one player at a time.
Eddie Robinson has passed, it looks like Bobby Shantz is now the oldest. I believe there are thirteen players still alive from the 1952 Topps set. ETA: Correction, Cloyd Boyer passed September 21 so there are twelve left.
@PaulMaul said:
I didn’t mean he was the only one. Just that he is not on the original list, but is still alive. I don’t understand why he was ever removed from it.
Erroneously posted as deceased by the OP on November 14 2017.
@1963ellsworth22and10 said:
And then there were nine...
Tommy Brown
Carl Erskine
Bob Kelly
Vern Law
Charlie Maxwell
Willie Mays
Bobby Morgan
Bob Ross
Bobby Shantz
Above list, is it currently accurate?
Unless otherwise specified my posts represent only my opinion, not fact.
@1963ellsworth22and10 said:
And then there were nine...
Tommy Brown
Carl Erskine
Bob Kelly
Vern Law
Charlie Maxwell
Willie Mays
Bobby Morgan
Bob Ross
Bobby Shantz
Above list, is it currently accurate?
As of July 3, 2023. Four of the nine remaining players are named Bob.
@1963ellsworth22and10 said:
And then there were nine...
Tommy Brown
Carl Erskine
Bob Kelly
Vern Law
Charlie Maxwell
Willie Mays
Bobby Morgan
Bob Ross
Bobby Shantz
Above list, is it currently accurate?
As of July 3, 2023. Four of the nine remaining players are named Bob.
Comments
Gil Coan just passed.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
"You've gotta be a man to play this game...but you'd better have a lot of little boy in you, too"--Roy Campanella
Updated. RIP Gil Coan
Johnny Antonelli passed last week.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
19 out of 407 left.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Updated- thanks.
The list has been updated with the passing of Ed FitzGerald on June 14, 2020. RIP
Howie Judson passed away on August 18, 2020. RIP
Bob Miller off the list
RIP, Mr Miller. List updated
Eddie Robinson turned 100 today. Happy birthday Mr. Robinson!
In the same thought line the team I followed growing up. Sad to say but, buy/keep your Hank Aaron stuff now, he's 86.
List of living Milwaukee Braves players
Here's Red.
Wayne Terwilliger passed away yesterday. 15 left.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Wayne Terwilliger passed away 3 February 2021. RIP.
Del Crandall passed away and can be removed from the list. On a positive note, Willie Mays celebrated his 90th birthday today.
When I saw Mays' picture on the front of espn.com this morning I feared the worst.
Johnny Groth passed away on August 7.
https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/obituaries/2021/08/12/john-t-groth-former-detroit-tigers-centerfielder-dies-95/5564277001/
Edit to add: The OP has not been active here for a while, so I will delete Crandall and Groth from his list.
I believe Bob Kelly is still alive. Baseball reference has no death date, Wikipedia has him listed in the "List of oldest living Major League Baseball players", and I can't find any obituaries on line.
I think the OP died in 2017. He was pretty sharp on cards, I think for a while he was editor of SCD. He also used to make custom cards, I think he made me a 1955T Nitschke and a 1955T Ernie Davis. Definitely missed.
He was last active on this board in early February of this year; I hope he is OK
IMF
I'm sorry, I meant Bob Lemke who started the list. Sorry for the confusion.
@dennis07 is there a place to find this info as a whole in regards to a particular set or did you just go down the checklist and research each player one at a time? My particular set is the 58 Topps and would like to know this info on it. Thanks.
+1
None that I know of. I have all of this info for my AFL sets, but I had to track it player-by-player.
Thanks Todd. I just began doing that a few days ago, one player at a time.
Eddie Robinson has passed, it looks like Bobby Shantz is now the oldest. I believe there are thirteen players still alive from the 1952 Topps set. ETA: Correction, Cloyd Boyer passed September 21 so there are twelve left.
I guess when this list is over we move to 1953 set?
Thank you. I've updated the OP.
Ike Delock back in February
Thank you @coinspacks . I've updated the OP.
Curt Simmons passed on 12/13/2022. Card # 203.
@rbsalezman - thank you for the reminder. I saw that Simmons had passed and thought of this thread, but then later forgot. I've updated the OP.
Todd, thanks for keeping Bob's memory and this thread going.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Looks like 9 players from the 52 T set remain and that matches the number of living Brooklyn Dodgers. Coincidentally, 3 make up 1/3 of both lists.
Still alive as of 12/21/22, turned 95 a couple of months ago.
RIP Dick Groat, former MVP
And then there were nine...
Tommy Brown
Carl Erskine
Bob Kelly
Vern Law
Charlie Maxwell
Willie Mays
Bobby Morgan
Bob Ross
Bobby Shantz
Somehow Bob Kelly is gone from the original list….
Willie Mays is the "kid" of this group at a spring chicken-ish 91.
Dick Groat off the list last month
Sad. Time is relentless.
Unless otherwise specified my posts represent only my opinion, not fact.
Only Bob Kelly is still alive….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kelly_(baseball)
I'm not sure I follow. He should be added to the list but he's not the only one still alive from the '52 set.
I didn’t mean he was the only one. Just that he is not on the original list, but is still alive. I don’t understand why he was ever removed from it.
Erroneously posted as deceased by the OP on November 14 2017.
Above list, is it currently accurate?
Unless otherwise specified my posts represent only my opinion, not fact.
As of July 3, 2023. Four of the nine remaining players are named Bob.
That's it, I'm changing my name to 'Bob'!
Is dennis07 still out there ?