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RIP Oscar Gamble...Yankee fan-favorite from late 70's-80's and possibly the GOAT 'fro
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:45 pm
Oscar Gamble dies at age 68
Best known for his afro, unique crouch batting stance, and the following quote regarding the circus-like atmosphere around the Yankees with Steinbrenner, Martin, et. al
Best known for his afro, unique crouch batting stance, and the following quote regarding the circus-like atmosphere around the Yankees with Steinbrenner, Martin, et. al
This post was edited on 1/31/18 at 12:52 pm
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Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:48 pm to LSUGrad9295
Oscar was the bomb.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:52 pm to LSUGrad9295
Damn. Life comes at you fast. You out there not thinking it be like it is. Then one day it do.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:53 pm to LSUGrad9295
GOAT !
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:00 pm to LSUGrad9295
Watching him try to keep his helmet on was always entertaining. Rip.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:12 pm to LSUGrad9295
I love airbrushed cap logos on 1970s Topps cards
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:30 pm to lsutigers1992
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I love airbrushed cap logos on 1970s Topps cards
I still have that entire set somewhere at my parents' home. Yes the airbrushing was terrible, I think they just did it to players they didn't have good uniformed photos of though.
Back to Oscar
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:38 pm to 91TIGER
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I still have that entire set somewhere at my parents' home. Yes the airbrushing was terrible, I think they just did it to players they didn't have good uniformed photos of though.
They took the photos the year before. They did it when they were traded and didn't have a picture.
Like that Mariners card from 1977. They didn't even exist yet when they took the photo. The entire Mariners team set was airbrushed.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:42 pm to LSUGrad9295
Saw him hit a homer in the Dome when the Yankees played an exhibition game.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 2:36 pm to LSUGrad9295
Sad stuff. He was my batting coach in Montgomery when I was in little league. He and his kids were at the batting cages the same time I was practicing. He and my dad struck up a conversation and Oscar told him he would instruct me for free. He couldn't have been a nicer guy.
This post was edited on 1/31/18 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 1/31/18 at 2:52 pm to LSUGrad9295
Possibly the GOAT fro???
Thats the undisputed afro champion
Thats the undisputed afro champion
Posted on 1/31/18 at 3:32 pm to BCMCubs
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Possibly the GOAT fro???
Thats the undisputed afro champion
I dunno...a lot of the old ABA would say "not so fast, my friend". Dr. J might stake a claim:
But a fella named Darnell Hillman, who played for the Pacers in the 70's, might have the greatest claim: He was named runaway winner of the coveted "Biggest ABA Afro Award" at the 1997 ABA Reunion.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 4:25 pm to LSUGrad9295
I dont know man. The sheer size of Gamble’s and the fact that he had to put a ballcap & helmet on top...Im sticking with him.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 5:47 pm to LSUGrad9295
How did he ever get a batting helmet to fit?
Posted on 1/31/18 at 5:51 pm to LSUGrad9295
Great player.. R.I. P. 
Posted on 1/31/18 at 5:51 pm to LSUGrad9295
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Oscar Gamble dies at age 68
Too young for a fro like that to go.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 6:46 pm to Cheese Grits
Oscar drove the only Rolls Royce in Montgomery I believe.
And they don’t think it be like it is but it do.
And they don’t think it be like it is but it do.
This post was edited on 1/31/18 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 1/31/18 at 9:26 pm to CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
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How did he ever get a batting helmet to fit?
When he got traded to the Yankees, they made him get rid of it...
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On his first day of spring training with the Bombers, Gamble was informed he wouldn’t receive a pinstriped uniform until he complied with the team’s grooming policy — and the Yanks arranged for a car to take him to a local barber.He even claimed that Steinbrenner’s infamous policy caused him to miss out on a potential endorsement deal with Afro Sheen, although The Boss later worked out a financial deal with Gamble to offset the lost income.
"It cost about $75-80, even back then," Gamble said. "When I got back, all my teammates were waiting, they were rubbing my head, taking pictures. It was time for it to go."
Posted on 1/31/18 at 9:28 pm to LSUGrad9295
Best black guy fro?
Mike Commodore rocked the best white guy fro.
Mike Commodore rocked the best white guy fro.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 9:30 pm to Mr Personality
Stanley cup champion
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