dick williams through the mail success!

by now you know that former dodger and hall of fame manager dick williams passed away yesterday.  my thoughts are with his family, but i have been meaning to show the card that he kindly signed for me since i received it in the mail a couple of months ago.  it's his 1953 topps card, inscribed with his hof induction year

williams was known to be a good ttm signer (for a $25 fee) and i finally picked up a second copy of his 1953 masterpiece at a show in april with the intent of having him sign it.  i'm glad i did.

even though he won pennants with three different teams, and two world championships with the oakland a's in the early 1970's, i remember him as the manager of the expos thanks to his 1978 topps card.  later, i came to know him, thanks to 'the boys of summer', as the dodger player who coined the term 'mawdicker' as a means to cuss out the umpire without being ejected as one would be if they used the more traditional 'mf-er' term.

here's to dick williams, may he rest in peace.