Comments on: Baseball’s Bobby Thomson’s 1951 ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ was a Jersey Guy

By: Dan Collins

Dan Collins — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:30:32 +0000

When I was 11 or 12, Bobby Thomson came to the Little League fields for opening day. I think he threw out the first pitch and signed autographs…

By: Bill Roller

Bill Roller — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:31:20 +0000

I had the honor of being an usher in a wedding where Bobby Thomson was a guest. All the Groomsmen (me included) and the Best Man had him surrounded and asked questions for 45 minutes. He was humble, flattered and extremely friendly. I think he lived in Mountainside, NJ.

By: Dianne Guibord DiVanna

Dianne Guibord DiVanna — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:59:50 +0000

Bobby Thomson’s daughter, Nancy Mitchell, lives here on Skidaway Island in Savannah. We used to play on the same tennis team here at The Landings so I am absolutely gobsmacked to read that she had lived in Basking Ridge when we were kids. Have lots to talk about next time I run into her at Krogers!

By: Judy Ambrose Ewald

Judy Ambrose Ewald — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:59:18 +0000

Not sure but he was a dear friend of my dad’s. For Dad’s 60th, Bobby hitched a bat to a golf club and hung things like Geritol from it. Wish we still had it!

By: Trevor Hoeckele

Trevor Hoeckele — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:57:34 +0000

What a nice man. He gave me a baseball years back. I remember his den was stacked with boxes of new baseballs. He signed for everyone. Humbling for sure.