Buck Leonard Homestead Grays & Hall of Famer Signed 3x5 Index Card in a Black Frame (Sure Shot Promotions COA).

This autographed 5"x3" index card has been personally hand-signed by former MLB player, Buck Leonard of the Homestead Grays of the Negro League.

This autograph is certified by Sure Shot Promotions. It comes with the Sure Shot authentication hologram and matching Certificate of Authenticity Card.

Comes displayed in a 3.5 x 5 black frame made of durable PS resin with a wood grain-like finish and an easel back. Outer dimensions are: 6.02 L x 4.45 W. Please Note: The frame pictured in the photo is for presentation purposes only and is not the exact frame style that the signed index card will come in.
Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was a first baseman in Negro league baseball and in the Mexican League. After growing up in North Carolina, he played for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950, batting fourth behind Josh Gibson for many years. The Grays teams of the 1930s and 1940s were considered some of the best teams in Negro league history. Leonard and Gibson are two of only nine players in league history to win multiple batting titles.

Leonard never played in Major League Baseball (MLB); he declined a 1952 offer of an MLB contract because he felt he was too old. Late in life, Leonard worked as a physical education instructor and was the vice-president of a minor league baseball team.

He and Josh Gibson were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1999, he was ranked number 47 on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players list by The Sporting Newss.

Leonard passed away on November 27, 1997 at the age of 90 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.