JOAN WESTON, THE BLONDE BOMBER, '65 SF BAY AREA BOMBERS ROLLER DERBY / NM+ COND

Description: About this card: It is an original, not a reprint or copy of any existing card. Created on a printing press, not a homemade digital or inkjet product. 500 of this card issued in 1998, no "parallels" or variations were made. Same size as a standard vintage 60s or 70s card. Designed and manufactured as a print sample by Superior Printing Co. Shipped quickly and securely, inside a brand new soft sleeve and rigid toploader. JOAN WESTON, FEMALE ATHLETE: It was 1964 in San Francisco, and a softball game was about to get underway at the Treasure Island Navy base. The Navy Wives Club was playing against a team of Navy officers. The women were expected to lose, but they had sneaked a “ringer” into the lineup – a girl who was not a Navy wife – in fact, she wasn’t even married. That girl was Joan Weston. She came to bat six times during the game, and hit a home run each time, six for six. She also pitched, and held the officers to 5 runs, as the Navy Wives won 9-6. Whether it was softball, surfing, sailing, or skating, Joan Weston was a tremendous athlete who could compete with anyone. She became famous during the roller derby craze of the 60s and 70s, but professional sailors knew her as the Hawaiian Outrigger champion. Surfers knew her as probably the best female surfer on the west coast. Her softball feats were legendary = she played for Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, where she once hit 8 home runs in a game. Joan was the highest paid female athlete in the world during the 1960s. Guaranteed book value: This card will always be worth more than you paid. The minimum "book value" is the price above. I will buy this card back from you for what you paid any time you ask. Next week, next year, or ten years from now. I can do this only because I know that this card is worth more than I am selling it for. About Grouchy: 21 years selling cards online. Before that, owner of Space City Cards Comics & Coins on Main St. in Houston. As a kid I loved baseball and football, and collected cards starting in 1959 - that's 60 years, but it feels like yesterday. I have bought and sold millions of sports cards over the years. The kids who used to frequent my card shop named me the "Grouchy Old Man" because I had to keep them in line. The nickname stuck. I'm not that grouchy anymore. I have over 100,000 online transactions, with an average feedback score of 100% over the years. COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT Shipping is combined automatically in your cart. I cannot combine shipping after payment is made. Pay for all items at once and save time and money.

Price: 5.95 USD

Location: Dickinson, Texas

End Time: 2024-11-06T00:21:49.000Z

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