DATE: 1982 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Toronto Blue Jays SUBJECT: Bobby Cox APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10" MARKS / STAMPING: Clipping from article in which the photo ran remains affixed to the verso. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Robert Joseph Cox was born in 1941 in Tulsa, OK. He played major league baseball from 1968 to 1969 as 3rd baseman for the New York Yankees, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. After bad knees ended his playing career at age 30, he became an extremely successful manager. After his major league playing career, Cox played one season for the Syracuse Chiefs and was a player-manager for the Single A Ft. Lauderdale Yankees in 1971. He then managed one year in Double A and four years in Triple A before coming to the majors as a coach. Cox was a member of the New York Yankees coaching staff in 1977. He managed the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and led the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He rejoined the Braves as General Manager after the 1985 season and returned to managing the Braves in 1990. In 1991, his first full season back at the club's helm, he turned the Braves from a last place club into a pennant winner. He has led the Braves to a World Series championship in 1995, five National League pennants, and fifteen division titles. From 1991 to 2005, he and the Braves did not miss a single postseason. He has won four Manager of the Year awards (1985, 1991, 2004 adn 2005). SKU: SPP01389
Item: SPP01389
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