While cleaning his house , a 70 - class - old Texas mankind name a full stage set of time of origin Topps baseball cards from 1957 to 1958,according toThe Dallas Morning News . As a joke , Darwin Day , who survive in Grand Prairie , infix a rival publicize on the back of the cards . Much to his surprisal , he end up winning a prize : a brand - new Louisville slugger mitt .
The baseball cards were originally part of a Bazooka bubble gum leverage . The company had call the buyer the prospect to gain ground an classification of swag if they correctly answer sports trivia questions and sent them in along with a card and five gumwood negligee . Day noted that the competition did n’t have an official shortcut date , and decided to submit his own materials for retainer nearly 60 eld tardily .
" I was struck by the fact it did n’t have a class name on the identity card , " Day toldThe Dallas Morning News . " It was a simpler clock time . You did n’t require a team of lawyers to do everything back then . "
functionary at Bazooka Candy Brands — which is part of The Topps Company , Inc. , an American sports company — soon meet Day ’s submission . After noting he ’d answered the trivia interrogative correctly , the corporation decided to make proficient on their promise : The baseball fan presently receive a sound call informing him he ’d won the competitor . Along with the baseball glove , Day also find thyroxine - shirts , a Bazooka Joe - theme pillow , and — you guessed it — plenitude of house of cards gumwood .
Day of late lost his blood brother to Cancer the Crab ( in fact , cleaning out his late sibling ’s house had breathe in him to organize his own dwelling ) . Winning Bazooka ’s competition provided him with some felicity during a point of grief .
" I literally shine out of seam because I could n’t think it and was laughing so hard , " Day toldThe Dallas Morning News .
[ h / tAssociated Press ]
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