My great grandfather was also Edward Plank and lived at the same time as the pitcher by the same name (and died 20 years before I was born). As a kid, I was at times convinced he was the Hall of Famer who pitched for the A's and that somehow no one in my family thought it was important to mention. But no, my Great Grandpa Ed was a northeast Iowa farmer and not Gettysburg Eddie.
My great grandfather was also Edward Plank and lived at the same time as the pitcher by the same name (and died 20 years before I was born). As a kid, I was at times convinced he was the Hall of Famer who pitched for the A's and that somehow no one in my family thought it was important to mention. But no, my Great Grandpa Ed was a northeast Iowa farmer and not Gettysburg Eddie.