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59 year old Honus Wagner practicing with the Pirates in 1933

PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:31 pm
by egvrich
Hopefully the video plays ...

https://www.facebook.com/OddPittsburgh/ ... 6971754963

Pretty cool

Re: 59 year old Honus Wagner practicing with the Pirates in

PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:46 pm
by nevdully's
Very cool.

Re: 59 year old Honus Wagner practicing with the Pirates in

PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:59 am
by thetallguy747
That's great! I never heard Honus speak until now!

Re: 59 year old Honus Wagner practicing with the Pirates in

PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:00 pm
by freeman
Fascinating. Still had some serious bat speed...

Re: 59 year old Honus Wagner practicing with the Pirates in

PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm
by Hack Wilson
Very cool, looks like he could still play. As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, i used to visit the Honus Wagner Sporting Goods store, which he started in 1919, some incredible gear there, now defunct:

https://phlf.org/2011/01/05/8359/