Willard "Home Run" Brown Autograph Signed Cut (Rare)

 Willard Brown Autographed Signature Cut. HOF 2006. (Cert. Hologram is on back).

"Willard Jessie Brown (June 26, 1915 - August 4, 1996), nicknamed "Home Run" Brown, was an American outfielder in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. Brown was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in February 2006

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he began his professional baseball career in 1934 with the Monroe Monarchs, a minor Negro League team. In 1936, he signed with the Kansas City Monarchs, for which he played continuously until seeing action in World War II in 1944-45. During his pre-war baseball years, he established himself as having the most raw power in Negro League history, and possibly in the history of baseball. He hit home runs more often than the better known Josh Gibson, causing Gibson to give Brown his nickname. He also hit for a batting average of .374 in 1948 and regularly hitting over .350. Brown was one of the fastest players in baseball in the late 1930s and 1940s,as well as a solid outfielder. He was the first black player to hit a home run in the American League (1947, St. Louis Browns). That winter, he went to Puerto Rico and had one of his greatest seasons ever, batting .432 with 27 home runs and 86 RBI in just 60 games, winning the Triple Crown and earning the nickname Ese Hombre or "That Man". He also won the Puerto Rican Winter League Triple Crown in the 1949-1950 season." Willard was hospitalized with Alzheimer's in 1989.

(AACS Authenticated Cert. #00006186). AACS is a registered UACC Dealer (#RD208). AACS was a consultant to HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumble" on their story on Sports Autographs.

Reported sales on his autograph.
1. $1,645 (Robert Edwards Auction, 2007)
2. $1,495 (Quality Autographs, 2006)

Pricing this below, but serious offers are welcomed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I've been collecting autographs since 1988 and have written articles for Tuff Stuff Magazine & Insider's Edge.