Ruth Canadeo on the Old Days

[rpiotr01]

Interesting read from Cliff Christl. These are excerpts from interviews with Tony Candeo's wife, Ruth, who recently passed.

http://www.packers.com/news-and-eve...deos-day/28795c92-9d14-406c-b300-2ed0a22c6842

There was no such thing when Tony was playing where fans idolized ballplayers like they do now. They didn’t collect autographs. They didn’t ride bicycles to get to practice. It’s an entirely new era where they’d do anything to get an autograph. Back then it was more a common man thing: What they read in the paper, kids collecting bubblegum cards…

 

[GBP4EVER]

Nice article. I actually got a couple football cards that are signed by him.

 

[Cheesedog]

Good stuff...

 

[Ron Hallstrom]

On Tony Canadeo Day, held in 1952, his final season and on retiring his number: “Back then, they didn’t make a big deal of his retiring. They gave him some gifts. There was no such thing when Tony was playing where fans idolized ballplayers like they do now. They didn’t collect autographs. They didn’t ride bicycles to get to practice. It’s an entirely new era where they’d do anything to get an autograph. Back then it was more a common man thing: What they read in the paper, kids collecting bubblegum cards…

Love the article but the above quote is the best.

 

[Budman]

I'm really enjoying these oral histories by Christl. It's good that he is taking the time to document the history in this manner.