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Bill Robinson - The Next Mantle? - Biography 3



Spring 1967 - Bill Robinson Wins the Dawson Award
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23-year old Robinson impressed his new franchise upon arrival, receiving the 12th annual James P. Dawson Memorial Award from Yankees sportswriters for the outstanding rookie in the 1967 Spring training.
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The Dawson Award is a custom-engraved wrist watch; Robinson's was a slim, avant-garde Longines Olympian in stainless steel.

Book no.1
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