Roy Campanella was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921. He was the son of an Italian immigrant father and an African American mother. As a teenager, Campanella showed a remarkable talent for baseball and quickly rose through the ranks of the Negro Leagues. In 1946, he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the team's starting catcher. More about Roy Campanella
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Campanella quickly established himself as one of the best catchers in the game. He was known for his powerful throwing arm and his ability to handle even the toughest pitchers. Over the course of his 10-year career, Campanella was named to the All-Star team eight times, won three National League MVP awards, and helped lead the Dodgers to five World Series appearances. He was also a trailblazer off the field, becoming one of the first African American players to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.In total, we tracked 1119 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Roy Campanella (ROY CAMPANELLA, AUTOGRAPHED 20 X 24 LITHOS) was sold in September 2009 for $5550.00 while the cheapest item (Roy Campanella Sketch Card Limited 58/100 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (19) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $2250.00 for an autographed item of Roy Campanella. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2016 with $2250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Roy Campanella is worth $227.50.
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Kershaw named Roy Campanella Award recipient (09/26/13): Clayton Kershaw was named the winner of the eighth annual Roy Campanella Award, given to the Dodger who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame Brooklyn catcher.
Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Branch Rickey signatures turn up on testimon (08/17/13): Loading headlines... Loading headlines... Loading headlines... Loading headlines...
A.J. Ellis wins Roy Campanella Award (09/26/12): SAN DIEGO -- Catcher A.J. Ellis won the seventh annual Roy Campanella Award, which is given to the Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher.
A.J. Ellis Wins Dodgers’ 7th Annual Roy Campanella Award (09/26/12): A.J. Ellis has won the seventh annual Roy Campanella Award, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Wednesday.
READER’S CORNER: Roy Campanella proves a pioneer in baseball, beyond (10/15/11): Just three years after becoming the second African-American to join the Brooklyn Dodgers, Roy Campanella was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player, a title he would claim three times.