1980 Topps Steve Yeager
Fun facts about Steve Yeager:
• He’s the Nephew of Pilot Chuck Yeager
• LA Mayor Tom Bradley was the best man at his wedding
• He’s part owner of a Jersey Mike’s sandwich franchise.
• He and his family were on Family Feud for 6 days.
• He appeared nude in Playgirl in 1982 (I’ll let you google that one)
• In the 1981 World Series he was co-MVP with Pedro Guerrero and Ron Cey
• A piece of Bill Russell’s broken bat punctured Yeager’s esophagus while he was standing in the on deck circle. This led to the invention of the throat protector for catchers mask by Dodger trainer Bill Buhler.
Even more interesting stuff on his wikipedia
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