This is part of our Original Artwork series dedicated to players who had a #CupOfCoffee in the Major Leagues.
Sketch of Bill Greason on a Disposable Coffee Cup a la 1954 Topps
- In addition to Major Negro League experience Bill Greason played 3 games for the St Louis Cardinals in the 1954 National League.
- Prior to his baseball career Bill Greason served as a Marine during WWII, he was among the soldiers that landed at Iwo Jima.
- He became a Baptist Minister and was a parishioner at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church that was bombed on 1963 September 15 killing four young girls. Greason was not present the day of the bombing because he was in Tuscaloosa as part of an effort to get young people involved in Organized Baseball.
- Born in 1924 Greason is MLBs oldest living alumnus.
- 1954 Topps is used here as this is the year Bill Greason played in the American League. The 1954 set typically contains a black & white action shot, here we see Greason wearing his Clerical Robe.
- The USMC logo is present top Left where we would typically see a team Logo.
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