What the Hawk is Going on?

TOPPS VERSION OF HAMLET:

Is it “Bob” or is it “Hawk” —
That is the Question

BY MARK A. LARSON
Editor & Publisher

Bob … Bob/Hawk … Bob … Bob … Bob … Hawk … Hawk … Bob …

Between 1958-69, a catcher-outfielder with the last name of Taylor appeared on eight Topps cards. However, the company just couldn’t make up its mind on how to show the player’s first name.

His given name was Robert. Like a lot of Roberts, he was known to many as “Bob.” (According to a Society For American Baseball Research — SABR — article, Bob was nicknamed “Hawk” after a character in a movie serial.)

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(Topps did not include Bob / Hawk in its 1959, 1960, 1966 or 1967 sets)

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