LOWERING THE BOOM - The Bobby Baun Story by Baun, Bobby (with Anne Logan) - 2000

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 2000. (x) 270 pp. Navy blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; Navy blue endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Included here is a dropped-in 5" by 7" black and white glossy photograph of Bobby Baun with a personalized inscription by Baun - this has a bit of creasing and a short tear on the upper left. Also inlcuded here are two original Baun hockey cards, one from the 1950s and one from the 1960 - 1961 season, along with an Ultimate card from 1992, celebrating his career. Light rubbing on the corners; price intact; no interior markings. Baun should be best remembered for the 1963-64 Stanley Cup finals, playing for the Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings. With a broken ankle, playing in overtime, he scored the winning goal in game six and the Leafs went on to win the next game, 4-0, taking thier third Cup in a row. The Contents are: Before the Fame: From Saskatchewan to Scarborough; The Budding Blueliner; The Road to the Big League. Ready for Prime Time: Blue and White Forever; Punch Takes Charge; Moving on Up. The Very Good Years: Dawn of the Glory Years; Winning; The Year of the Goal; Downfall of the Leafs; A Last Drink from the Cup. The Long Road Home: Oakland; Back East; Back Home; The Farm, the Bulls and the Toros; and My Life After Hockey; followed by an epilogue and an index.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Book and Sports Cards.