Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Today in Comics History, August 17: Happy birthday, Rudy York!

Born on this day in 1913, Major League baseball player and manager Rudy York! With one-eighth Cherokee ancestry and less-than-perfect fielding abilities, York prompted sportswriter Wayne Minshew to declare: "He is part Indian and part first baseman."


from "Indian Sluggers" in King Comics #67 (David McKay, November 1941), pencils and inks by Jack Burnley

And he enjoyed the iconic Breakfast of Champions: Wheaties!


Wheaties advertisement from DC Comics cover-dated January 1949

Happy birthday, Rudy!

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Posted by Bully at 7:15 PM
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1 comment:

Blam said...

Meanwhile, Rudy Wheaties, semi-pro cricketer, was among the earliest pitchmen for York Peppermint Patties. What are the odds?

8/26/2022 9:09 AM

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