Walter Merrill (D. 1953) Alabama Football NFL & Felix Mackiewicz Purdue MLB Signed AUTO album page

Walt Merrill (D. 1953 at the age of 35) played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1936 to 1939. He was a starting tackle for the East in the 1939 Shrine Game in San Francisco.  He was selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in fifth round (34th overall pick) of the 1940 NFL Draft. He played for the Dodgers from 1940 to 1942, appearing in 28 games as a tackle.  After a long illness, he passed away in 1953 at the age of 35 years old.

Felix Mackiewicz (D. 1993) played six seasons in the big leagues but almost all of his at-bats were with the 1945 Indians and 1946 Indians. In the other four seasons he had only 55 of his lifetime 672 major league at-bats.

Mackiewicz was the only future major leaguer who was at Purdue University during the period 1935-45. He was at Purdue in 1938-40 and was up in the majors by September 1941.
Mackiewicz has been inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Sports Hall of Fame for his performances at Purdue in both baseball and football. He earned three letters in baseball (and was named MVP of the 1938 Purdue baseball squad), and two letters in football.

Offered is an album page signed on each side by Merrill and Mackiewicz.  This was signed at the College All-Star game in Chicago in 1940 in which both men were on the College All-Stars roster.  Signed in steel tipped pen.  Album page measures 4.25” x 5.5”.

Merrill’s autograph is next to impossible to find!



Item: 12990

Price: $249.00
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Walter Merrill (D. 1953) Alabama Football NFL & Felix Mackiewicz Purdue MLB Signed AUTO album page