Description: compton 1944, high school, collge, sororities, , 10, 9, 8, 1940's high school annual featuring Brooklyn Dodgers all time great Duke Snider as a high school senior, in varsity football, basketball and baseball, and voted best athlete. Also photoed eight times is graduating high school senior and future popular NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle who particepated in basketball and tennis and clubs. Hall of Famer Duke Snider (b. 1926), affectionately remembered as the "Duke of Flatbush," was an 8-time All Star, a 6-time Top 10 MVP candidate, went six times to the World Series and winning twice, in 1955 and 1959. He hit 407 homeruns, had a .540 slugging percentage, and is the only player to hit four or more home runs in two different world series. He led the league in different years for RBIs, Home Runs, Runs, On Base Percentage, and Total bases. And he is one of only two players in the 1950s with at least 1000 runs batted in. Hall of Famer Pete Rozelle (1926-1996) was the NFL commissioner from 1960 to 1989, which saw the merger of the AFL and NFL, and the beginning of the Superbowl. He was voted 1963 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Some individually photographed classmates include: art borie, ralph haasl, jack ray, floyd hopper, carl smith, bob ludwig, don henderson, carmen tracy, keith brunkow, norm stelle, dick henderson, chester bryant, bob bogue, bob lee, genaro garcia, charles johnston, don lamb, bob newton, bob petrie, bob wickland, louie joseph, leland rozelle, bob salazar, norm stelle, paul bessler, oscar burkhrat, carl fennema, bill gooch, royal catheart, bob bonar, ralph hawley, joe hicks, don logue, dave nyquist, ed parr, cliff prelow, carl ashford, delbet nett, don henderson, vince paul, abill schultz, hi la valle, bob marshll, tex averitt, sam calvert, bill brisby, ed cook, ed moore, dave young, gilbert williams, johnny morrow, ed johnson, vince myers, pilar rangel, jack ray, ed sterger, roger westling, roger dunn, daily childs, bud foskett, charles garber, louis joseph, roland loftis, dick mastain, joihn morrom, dave moore, jack ray, ray smith, jack sprankling, virginia allen, pat bown, clara gowers, bette pepper, jean bishop, betty fully, norma olson, gerri wilson, pat chase, virginia hartranft, betty nance, marian freeman, marcelle polgalse, lois filey, harrychaffey, stan magagnose, bob olson, chuck garber, jean bishop, maxine butler, jacque blau, pat chase, barbara challenor, harry gage, clara gowers, florence gowers, margaret johnstone, mary llewellyn, marie mcmillan, pauline moore, barbara trallman, shirley wellman, marian freeman, hope avarell, betty fonck, barbarachallenor, bill grant, shirley orwig, betty chick, francis kenfield, max patterson, jo lorusso, lorraine ramsey, lois tracy, don swanson, phyllis long, jean rose, mary brantley, hope avarell, patricia chase, jayne drumgold, ruth dahlquist, donna dykes, bernard foskett, elaine fox, ruth garrison, helen glass, elizabeth herstein, phyllis hurlbut, robert isaacs, bonnie king, frances kline, charlotte krause, marvin larson, iola mcdaniel, john morrow, isabelle muray, josephine lorusso, bill mccormick, roger dunn, lenor smith, barbara mitchell, jack ray, bob barkley, ..... Wonderful rarity, including seniors, faculty, activities, sports, graphics, shots of the school and surrounding area, fraternities, and hijinx. Beautiful condition hardback with tight binding and text and clean pages, with no must or mildew or missing pieces. Solid! Great rarity for a collector of baseball and football memorabilia showing the early life and times of one of Brooklyn's favorite sons and one of professional football's great leaders! Spanky's Archive, since 1986. Longtime contributor and advertiser with Krause, Beckett, and Tuff Stuff publications. See Beckett-for-Kids inaugural issue for article featuring our collection. Contact us anytime. Thank you for stopping by! Spanky's Archive, over 8000 Ebay positive feedback and 30 years in the hobby. some duke snider references: roy campanella, pee wee reese, jackie robinson, sandy koufax, gil hodges, branch rickey, carl erskine, clem labine, carl furillo, walter o'malley, roger kahn the boys of summer, topps, bowman, sweet spot, journal american, morrell meats, bell brand, berk ross, .....
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Location: Iowa City, Iowa
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