Joel Platt
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| Born | November 21, 1938 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Duquesne University |
| 💼 Occupation | Real Estate Developer, Curator |
Joel Marshall Platt (born November 21, 1938) is an American real estate developer known for his curation of the Sports Immortals Collection.[1][2]
Early Life
Joel Platt was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of four, he was involved in a gasoline explosion that left him bedridden for over a year. During his recovery period, his parents started buying him baseball cards. Platt claims to have had a dream that Babe Ruth visited his bedside and encouraged him to never give up on his recovery and that one day he could be a professional baseball player or build a shrine to honor the greatest athletes.[3][2]
From 1944 to 1956, Joel played baseball until ultimately injuring his arm during his senior year while playing shortstop for Duquesne University. In addition, his collection grew from cards to include autographs, programs, posters and actual game-used sports artifacts.[4][2]
Sports Immortals Collection
Over the years, Platt has met athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Jesse Owens, Red Grange, Satchel Paige and thousands of others.[2] Platt's first curating trip was with Mrs. Honus Wagner in Carnegie, Pennsylvania where she presented him with a bronze of Honus Wagner's hands as well as a signed baseball and other items. In addition, between 1960 and 1985 Platt purchased eight of the largest sports collections at the time to add to the Sports Immortals Collection.[1][2]
Platt with Famous Athletes
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Joel Platt and Roberto Clemente -
Joel Platt and Satchel Paige -
Joel Platt and Joe Louis -
Joel Platt and Willie Mays -
Joel Platt and Mickey Mantle -
Joel Platt and Julius Erving -
Joel Platt and Gordie Howe -
Joel Platt and George Mikan -
Joel Platt and Stan Musial -
Joel Platt and Sugar Ray Leonard -
Joel Platt and Ernie Banks -
Joel Platt and Hank Aaron -
Joel Platt and Ted Williams
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joel Platt and his Dream Collection". Intelligent Collector. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Casey, Tim. "Famed Sports Collector Joel Platt Partners With Collectable, Offering Fans A Piece Of His Rare Memorabilia". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Man turns $100M sports memorabilia collection into new stock market". New York Post. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, Curry. "A MILLION MUSEUM MEMENTOS IS THE BARGAIN AT JOEL PLATT'S PLACE". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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