Back to the 1980 set. Johnny Bench is the next player on the list.
I remember bench from TV commericals too. He seemed to embrace his hobbies - bowling, singing and golf. I remember him doing some singing on TV. I also know that he played in some PGA Senior Tour golf events.
I did't know about his bowling exploits but I found a video on YouTube of Bench in the ABC Superstars competition. This was the bowling competition.
I loved watching the Superstars competition. That bicycle riding on a 400-meter track was crazy. The guys who could barely swim and would do it on TV was quite fun to watch.
Back to the card. Kellogg's correctly saw Bench as a Hall of Fame inductee. He already had the record for homers as a catcher.
Not on the card - only Carlton Fisk and Mike Piazza have surpassed Bench's totals at the catcher position.
Yesterday was Bench's birthday. He turned 72.
Dang. I wish they still had this show on tv. I'd love to see athletes from different sports compete against each other in different events.
ReplyDelete