Saturday, April 18, 2020

RIP Glenn Beckert 1940-2020

There are a lot of things I don't like about getting older.  One of them is hearing about the deaths of  athletes and entertainers I grew up with. Such was the case last Sunday with the passing of Glenn Beckert.
1969 Tasco Poster.  It's hanging in my dining room with Hundley and Santo.
A couple of great mug shots.  "Strong armed outfielder"?  Glenn ended his major league career having played a total of ten innings in the outfield with two chances.  He did make the catches. If you check out his actual records you'll find this must have been a Topps error.  Glenn was an infielder for his entire  three year minor league career.

Captain Serious.  I still love cute Cubbie patch.
One of my two Milk Duds boxes.  The other is Ron Santo.
As far as I know none of the card companies has ever issued a certified auto of Glenn Beckert.  Don Kessinger has at least a couple.
You could probably find this game.  Duke Sims only played in 140 games with the Dodgers (90 in 1971 and 50 in 1972).

This is a photograph I took at a Cubs Alumni vs. Hollywood Stars game at Wrigley Field.  Glenn is at the far right, smiling.  Did Ernie just say something amusing?  

  
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6 comments:

  1. The Angels In OrderApril 18, 2020 at 4:33 PM

    Always sad to hear. On a positive note, I especially love the Milk Duds carton and the alumni game photo you took.

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    1. HackenbushApril 19, 2020 at 12:24 PM

      Thanks. The Beckert Milk Duds was a consolation prize for not winning a bid on a Santo. I did finally pick up a a PSA 5 Santo later. The funny thing is that I don't remember ever seeing them as a kid in Chicago. I still have 100's of 1971 Topps. But again, no scratch offs.

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  2. P-town TomApril 19, 2020 at 7:02 AM

    Yes, the Cubs alumni game photo is all kinds of levels of awesome. So many of Beckert's Topps cards had a re-used photo, which is why I think this one stands out.
    Is that Yosh in the front right of the picture? It kind of looks like his floppy hat.

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    1. HackenbushApril 19, 2020 at 12:06 PM

      Thanks,Tom. No, not Yosh. It's just one of the Wrigley staff. That's more of a pith helmet. You'll know this but you can see a small piece of Yosh's handiwork in the 1973 shot.

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  3. JonApril 19, 2020 at 7:46 AM

    "There are a lot of things I don't like about getting older. One of them is hearing about the deaths of athletes and entertainers I grew up with."... I'm glad to see a new post from you, but that first line is really depressing :(

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    1. HackenbushApril 19, 2020 at 12:02 PM

      Thanks! And wait til later today. I'll try to lighten up Jon, but any inspiration is better than none.

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