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Ernie Banks

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Chicago Cubs
1962 
Post Cereal
#188

Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed “Mr. Cub” and “Mr. Sunshine”, was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

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These were hand cut cards off of the back of a cereal box. I imagine my grandmother would have cut these into ‘cards’ for my uncle once the box was empty. Mileage may vary on quality as a result. This came from bi-lingual packaging used in Canada.
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Rated 4 out of 5

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