Walt Williams--1968
Rising just 5'6", Walt Williams was a
fireplug of a player who didn't bring
much speed or power to the Pale
Hose lineup during the late 1960s.
With a batting average that oscillated
from .240 in 1967 to a career-high
.304 in 1969, Williams tantalized the
Comisky faithful while he patrolled
right field for six seasons with
Chicago.
However during the 1960s while
nicknames as Bob "Hoot" Gibson and
Willie "The Say Hey Kid" Mays filled
our memories, there was never a
better moniker than Walt "No Neck"
Williams.
While this site continues to enjoy
examining the cards of our past; our
true inspiration comes from the
awesome book by Brendan C. Boyd
and Fred C. Harris, The Great
American Baseball Card Flipping,
Trading and Bubble Gum Book.
Published in 1973 (and out of print), I
purchased the book during my high
school days of the late '70s when I
still collected cards and dreamed of
being a big league star. When those
days of envisioning myself on a big
league diamond passed; all that is
left is the memory of the cards and
the new dream of writing a book.
So while we continue to work on the
stories of our cards here at
Cardboard Gods, we have yet to
find a way to surpass Boyd and
Harris' manner of paying tribute to
Walt Williams:
"Someday there will be nostalgia for the
seventies , as hard as that may be to
realize now.
And when that day comes I intend to be
ready.
Dooley Womack, Rollie Fingers, Phil Roof,
Juan Pizarro, Schipio Sphinx, Duke Sims,
Ron Swaboda, Randy Hundley, Freddie
Patek, Coco Laboy, Manny Mota, Zoilo
Versailles
Don McMahon is fifty-four years old.
Rick Reichardt has only one kidney.
Hoyt Wilhelm had his head screwed on
sideways.
Denny McClain really did all those things.
And yes, Virginia, "Walt Williams" had no
neck.
And his legs weren't particularly long
either."
(Editor's Note: We highly recommend
the Boyd/Harris if you are looking for
a great book to read as you prepare
for the upcoming season. One can
occasionally find the book for sale at
used book web sites.)
(2/12/09)
fireplug of a player who didn't bring
much speed or power to the Pale
Hose lineup during the late 1960s.
With a batting average that oscillated
from .240 in 1967 to a career-high
.304 in 1969, Williams tantalized the
Comisky faithful while he patrolled
right field for six seasons with
Chicago.
However during the 1960s while
nicknames as Bob "Hoot" Gibson and
Willie "The Say Hey Kid" Mays filled
our memories, there was never a
better moniker than Walt "No Neck"
Williams.
While this site continues to enjoy
examining the cards of our past; our
true inspiration comes from the
awesome book by Brendan C. Boyd
and Fred C. Harris, The Great
American Baseball Card Flipping,
Trading and Bubble Gum Book.
Published in 1973 (and out of print), I
purchased the book during my high
school days of the late '70s when I
still collected cards and dreamed of
being a big league star. When those
days of envisioning myself on a big
league diamond passed; all that is
left is the memory of the cards and
the new dream of writing a book.
So while we continue to work on the
stories of our cards here at
Cardboard Gods, we have yet to
find a way to surpass Boyd and
Harris' manner of paying tribute to
Walt Williams:
"Someday there will be nostalgia for the
seventies , as hard as that may be to
realize now.
And when that day comes I intend to be
ready.
Dooley Womack, Rollie Fingers, Phil Roof,
Juan Pizarro, Schipio Sphinx, Duke Sims,
Ron Swaboda, Randy Hundley, Freddie
Patek, Coco Laboy, Manny Mota, Zoilo
Versailles
Don McMahon is fifty-four years old.
Rick Reichardt has only one kidney.
Hoyt Wilhelm had his head screwed on
sideways.
Denny McClain really did all those things.
And yes, Virginia, "Walt Williams" had no
neck.
And his legs weren't particularly long
either."
(Editor's Note: We highly recommend
the Boyd/Harris if you are looking for
a great book to read as you prepare
for the upcoming season. One can
occasionally find the book for sale at
used book web sites.)
(2/12/09)
