By MIKE FINNEY, The News Journal Baseball legend ‘Spook’ Jacobs dies - he was a second baseman played for Athletics, Pirates.
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Bobbie Lawson Jacobs, age 78, of Milford, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, with her family by her side.
A’s Society Honors Spook Jacobs with special dinner at Otto’s Restaurant in Horsham and a specially designed Spook Jacobs Cancelled Cachet. These limited number of stamped, canceled & autographed collectibles are priced at only $10 plus your SASE for return shipping. With less than 200 available sure to be on every stamp collectors want list. […]
SECOND WORLD WAR REMEMBRANCES WITH THE ATHLETICS By Dave Jordan The heroics of World War II were very much in the minds of many in the large crowd which showed up at the Day’s Inn in Horsham on Sunday, October 18. The headliners were Lou Brissie and Hall-of-Famer Bob Feller, both distinguished veterans of that […]
Forrest “Spook” Jacobs is back stealing again; this time it’s not bases, but the spotlight from two prominent former Major Leaguers. 9-time All-Star Minnie Minoso and 19 year veteran Tony Taylor, as well as former Pirate Cholly Naranjo spoke the highest praises of “Spook” Jacobs at the recent Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society tribute to […]
Friday, March 26th was a very special day in the Society’s Hatboro Facility. Former A’s favorite made a surprise visit from his Milford, Delaware home to personally sign all 120 of the newly designed Spook Jacobs Hartland figurines. Last in the series of former Athletics favorites.
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