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  1. 06-21-2016, 02:51 PM #1
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    Baseball Rebel Oakes - Tech's First Professional Athlete

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    I know we have discussed Rebel Oakes on here several times -

    I thought some of y'all may enjoy these pics and mini bio my Claiborne Parish Librarian gave me that was part of an exhibit that the library just hosted
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    $4600 a year was big bucks in the early 1900's.
    Good old Memorial Gym
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    No stinkin' flat bills back in those days.
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    Thanks for posting this. I'm a big history buff, so I love this kind of stuff. This guy was certainly an interesting character.

    Just an FYI....where Rebel Oakes was born might be at the bottom of Lake Claiborne now.

    The "Denver Bears", huh? Kinda has a nice ring to it.
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    Gotta Luv a guy named Rebel Oaks. He played in the days, when real men played baseball-for the love of the game. Slide into bases with spikes up.
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

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    Slide into bases with spikes up.
    This reminded me of Ty Cobb and the man that most think he was but was not.

    I subscribe to the newsletter Imprimis from Hillsdale College. One newsletter was about Ty Cobb and the man he truly was.

    https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    Any relation to Jim? Distant uncle or cousin as it said Rebel had no children himself?
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    Quote Originally Posted by DJDAWG View Post
    This reminded me of Ty Cobb and the man that most think he was but was not.

    I subscribe to the newsletter Imprimis from Hillsdale College. One newsletter was about Ty Cobb and the man he truly was.

    https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/


    Dittos on Hillsdale College and Ty Cobb. Notice how Rebel held bat like Ty. They were about using a bat to place baseballs in play and baserunning. Power entered the game with The Babe.
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    Re: Rebel Oaks - Tech's First Professional Athlete

    That's the most complete bio I've seen, thanks for sharing. I have a 1909 T-206 Rebel Oakes card, from the same set as the Honus Wagner card that sold for about 3 million. Rebel's card was considerably cheaper!

    I couldn't figure out how to attach a pic of my actual card, but here's what it looks like

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    That's a nice treasure to have!
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