This is a beautiful 8.5 x 11 color Art photo signed by Don Drysdale. The artist, Nicholas Volpe, one of America's most distinguished portrait painters was commissioned exclusively by the Union 76 Oil Company of CA to do player portraits in pastel from life. Drysdale won the CY Young award in the 1962 season with 25 games and inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 1984. This is signed in blue ink pen and is an original autograph, that I got signed in person. This is a great item for a very reasonable price. You can be confident that it is the real thing, AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH.
**** I have been collecting
autographs for over 60+ years and have an extensive collection. Most of
the items I got signed in person. From 1962-1967 I worked for the LA
Dodgers and LA Angels as a souvenir vendor and later as a stand manager. From 1974-1988
I was a Professional Free Lance photographer who worked in all the stadiums and
events in Southern CA: (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing and
golf). So I had many opportunities to work with the ball players on the field,
in the dugouts, dressing rooms and at their homes. This is just a snippet of my
history. ****
Drysdale was always one of my favorites, so I have lots of items signed by him
that I got in person.
Don Drysdale was an American professional baseball player and television
sports commentator. A right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles
Dodgers for his entire career in Major League Baseball, Drysdale was inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Career
Highlights:
- 9x
All Star: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963-1965, 1967, 1968
- 3x
World Series Champion: 1959, 1963, 1965
- Cy
Young Award: 1962
- MLB
Wins Leader: 1962
- 3x
MLB Strikeout Leader: 1969, 1960, 1962
This would be a great item to add to your sports collection.