RIP John Stearns

[Charles Martel]

John Stearns, former all-star MLB catcher with the New York Mets.

John Stearns, CU Hall of Famer and former two-sport star, passes away

Stearns died in Denver after a long battle with cancer at 71-years-old; he was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008

denverfan.com

 

[Booth]

John "Bad Dude" Stearns was a hard-nosed football and baseball player. He was a safety at the University of Colorado and a catcher for the Mets. He backed down from no one and just played the game the way it was supposed to be played. I believe the last year he played he got into a fight with Gary Carter. R.I.P.

 

[white is right]

John Stearns, former all-star MLB catcher with the New York Mets.

John Stearns, CU Hall of Famer and former two-sport star, passes away

Stearns died in Denver after a long battle with cancer at 71-years-old; he was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008

denverfan.com

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I remember having this card as a kid. I had a box full of traders(journeyman players) and tossing them out during the first card boom of the late eighties to early nineties.

I didn't know he was a fringe NFL prospect and even an all star player as I only remember him as defensive catcher. Sad news, thoughts and prayers with his friends and family.