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'''Eddie Collins''' [[CC]] [[1907]] is a member of the baseball hall of fame, and considered by many to have been the greatest second baseman to have ever played the game. He was a member of the "$100,000" infield of the Philadelphia Athletics, and was one of the "clean" players on the 1919 "Black Sox" team. Collins was the 1914 AL MVP and was on 4 world series championship teams. | '''Eddie Collins''' [[CC]] [[1907]] is a member of the baseball hall of fame, and considered by many to have been the greatest second baseman to have ever played the game. He was a member of the "$100,000" infield of the Philadelphia Athletics, and was one of the "clean" players on the 1919 "Black Sox" team. Collins was the 1914 AL MVP and was on 4 world series championship teams. | ||
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Collins, a "student of political economy and psychology... was a cheery, unassuming fellow, always ready for a rollicking time, careless about his work, yet gifted with a quick mind and an alertness which easily put him above the average student, frank, good-natured and withal one of the greatest athletes Columbia or any other college has ever had." <ref>"Eddie Collins Wonderful Gridiron Star as Well" Atlanta Constitution October 30, 1910</ref> | Collins, a "student of political economy and psychology... was a cheery, unassuming fellow, always ready for a rollicking time, careless about his work, yet gifted with a quick mind and an alertness which easily put him above the average student, frank, good-natured and withal one of the greatest athletes Columbia or any other college has ever had." <ref>"Eddie Collins Wonderful Gridiron Star as Well" Atlanta Constitution October 30, 1910</ref> | ||
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In the spring of 1914, Collins returned to campus to mentor the baseball team before heading down to spring training with the White Sox. <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E4D91730E733A2575AC0A9649C946596D6CF BASEBALL AT COLUMBIA.; Eddie Collins to Give Early Instruction to Candidates - NY Times Feb 9, 1914]</ref> | In the spring of 1914, Collins returned to campus to mentor the baseball team before heading down to spring training with the White Sox. <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E4D91730E733A2575AC0A9649C946596D6CF BASEBALL AT COLUMBIA.; Eddie Collins to Give Early Instruction to Candidates - NY Times Feb 9, 1914]</ref> | ||
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In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought the Boston Red Sox on Collins' advice. Collins, who was a part owner, served as General Manager of the Sox until 1947. Collins signed Ted Williams after scouting him during a trip to San Diego. <ref>[http://www.philadelphiaathletics.org/history/collinsbydalesmith.htm EDDIE COLLINS: WHITE ELEPHANTS AND BLACK SOX]</ref> | In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought the Boston Red Sox on Collins' advice. Collins, who was a part owner, served as General Manager of the Sox until 1947. Collins signed Ted Williams after scouting him during a trip to San Diego. <ref>[http://www.philadelphiaathletics.org/history/collinsbydalesmith.htm EDDIE COLLINS: WHITE ELEPHANTS AND BLACK SOX]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 19 November 2007
Eddie Collins CC 1907 is a member of the baseball hall of fame, and considered by many to have been the greatest second baseman to have ever played the game. He was a member of the "$100,000" infield of the Philadelphia Athletics, and was one of the "clean" players on the 1919 "Black Sox" team. Collins was the 1914 AL MVP and was on 4 world series championship teams.
Collins at Columbia
Collins, a "student of political economy and psychology... was a cheery, unassuming fellow, always ready for a rollicking time, careless about his work, yet gifted with a quick mind and an alertness which easily put him above the average student, frank, good-natured and withal one of the greatest athletes Columbia or any other college has ever had." [1]
Collins made the varsity baseball team his freshman year and was a stand-out on an otherwise unmemorable team. After three years of playing for the lions, Collins played 16 at-bats for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics during the 1906 baseball season under a pseudonym. Members of the college faculty caught wind of his summer exploits as a professional and barred from playing his senior season, so Collins coached the 1907 baseball team instead.
Collins also played football at Columbia, playing quarterback during the 1905-1906 season[2], after which the game was banned at Columbia.[3]
A classmate recalled that Collins once knocked a brown derby hat off a freshman's head with a well aimed snowball from 75 yards away.[4]
In the spring of 1914, Collins returned to campus to mentor the baseball team before heading down to spring training with the White Sox. [5]
Post-Columbia career
In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought the Boston Red Sox on Collins' advice. Collins, who was a part owner, served as General Manager of the Sox until 1947. Collins signed Ted Williams after scouting him during a trip to San Diego. [6]
Collins was part of the inaugural baseball hall of fame class in 1939.
References
- ↑ "Eddie Collins Wonderful Gridiron Star as Well" Atlanta Constitution October 30, 1910
- ↑ ibid
- ↑ C250 Timeline 1902-1945
- ↑ ibid
- ↑ BASEBALL AT COLUMBIA.; Eddie Collins to Give Early Instruction to Candidates - NY Times Feb 9, 1914
- ↑ EDDIE COLLINS: WHITE ELEPHANTS AND BLACK SOX
