Rick Reichardt Former MLB - 16 janvier 2021 Sent 2 Cards to former mlb Outfielder Rick Reichardt on 1-5-21 Signed & returned the 71 topps card Kept the 73 team issue card on 1-15-21
Reichardt a 2 sport star at the University of Wisconsin twice leading the Big Ten Conference in batting, and starring as a fullback on the 1962 #2 ranked Badgers Rose Bowl team, which was defeated in the 1963 Rose Bowl by #1 ranked USC(42 to 37). he was Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1965 NFL Draft. His athletic prowess was highly rated by all Major League Baseball scouts, and when a bidding war ensued for his signing, he received a $200,000 ($1,670,217 today) signing bonus from the Los Angeles Angels, a record for that time. It was the bidding war for Reichardt that ultimately led Major League Baseball to institute a draft, which started in 1965, with Rick Monday being the first ever #1 overall selection by the Kansas City Athletics.
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