This is the Monte Irvin postcard # 1 from the colorful 12-card set featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Susan Rini. A limited edition set, with only 5,000 produced includes Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Lou Dials, Monte Irvin and Cool Papa Bell with seven other great Negro League players. A beautiful colorful tribute to the old Negro League.
- Postcard measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Limited Edition of 5,000 numbered pieces produced
Player Biography
Possibly the greatest high school athlete in New Jersey history, Monte Irvin was a five-tool baseball player who starred in the Negro leagues with the Newark Eagles and in the Mexican League before becoming a National League star. A pioneer in the integration of Major League Baseball, Irvin debuted with the New York Giants in 1949 at age 30. A clutch hitter who particularly excelled in World Series play, Roy Campanella once called the outfielder, “the best all-around player I ever saw.”
This is the Monte Irvin postcard # 1 from the colorful 12-card set featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Susan Rini. A limited edition set, with only 5,000 produced includes Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Lou Dials, Monte Irvin and Cool Papa Bell with seven other great Negro League players. A beautiful colorful tribute to the old Negro League.
- Postcard measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Limited Edition of 5,000 numbered pieces produced
Player Biography
Possibly the greatest high school athlete in New Jersey history, Monte Irvin was a five-tool baseball player who starred in the Negro leagues with the Newark Eagles and in the Mexican League before becoming a National League star. A pioneer in the integration of Major League Baseball, Irvin debuted with the New York Giants in 1949 at age 30. A clutch hitter who particularly excelled in World Series play, Roy Campanella once called the outfielder, “the best all-around player I ever saw.”
