1961 Roger Maris, "Poses with 61st Home Run Ball and Sal Durante" (the Man who Caught it) Vintage Original Press Photo Football Cards She batted and threw right-handed

She batted and threw right-handed and played in the league from 1946 through 1951

aboard a TWA plane

1939) was the president of the National Football League from 1921 until his death in 1939

He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington

the boss of all bosses (in 1984)

1961 Roger Maris, "Poses with 61st Home Run Ball and Sal Durante" (the Man who Caught it) Vintage Original Press Photo Football Cards She batted and threw right-handedHardcore Yankees fans know the name Sal Durante. A working class New York kid, Durante bought a right field bleacher seat for the final game of the 1961 season hoping to witness history and unexpectedly became part of it. He caught Roger Maris record setting 61st home run, then famously offered the ball to Maris before selling it for $5,000 and using the money to get married. For a brief moment, Durante became a national figure, and his story remains