Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
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Hobart Amory Hare Baker was born in Pennsylvania just before the close of the Victorian era, in 1892. Hailing from a prominent Philadelphia family and the epitome of an attractive blond-haired All-American, Hobey excelled at sport while attending St. Paul's School in Concord, later starring on both the ice rink and gridiron for Princeton. Three successful years would be spent in the Ivy League, with his most notable accomplishments never fumbling a punt for the Tigers, and never losing to Yale. Baker would then add heroics to his growing legend, receiving the Croix de Guerre from the French government for his service as a fighter pilot during the Great War, later losing his life in December of 1918 during a test flight. Widely recognized by contemporaries as one of the greatest natural athletes, Baker would be one of the first nine players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame upon its founding in 1945, and the only American. This century-old 1914 Princeton yearbook features a number of Baker images. Extremely thick, with gold foiling to the cover, the yearbook contains a number of photo plates and images, with Baker pictured on page 126 (football team), 132 (football team), 162 (hockey team), 296 (Junior Promenade Committee) and VIII (football image). Any and all items pertaining to the legendary sportsman are exceedingly rare, making this yearbook an important source. There is wear to the spine with heavy deterioration to the outer leather cover. The interior pages show no issues.
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