Coca Cola 1997 'Captains Series' can - Greg Jelks, Perth Heat (signed)

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1997

Overview

A Coca Cola promotional soft drink can - Captains Series 1997. A white panel features the Perth Heat logo and a caricature of team member Greg Jelks, who has autographed the can. The aluminium ring-pull can has a red background with white, green and black lettering. A yellow band around the top rim of the can advertises the Captains Series 1997 competition. Greg's personal details are listed, as well as details on how to enter the competition.

Historical information

Gregory Dion Jelks (16 August 1961 ‒ 6 January 2017) was an American baseballer who played Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies. Fortunately for Australian baseball, Jelks decided to call Australia home and was eventually granted citizenship.
From 1997–1999 Greg represented Australia as a player in the National Team and as an assistant coach for the 2000 Australian Olympic Team. Some of Greg's other achievements include:
- Claxton Shield Player (State League, Perth Heat, Western Heelers) 1993‒2000
- Claxton Shield Champion 1997 & 2000
- Team Australia Player (1997 Intercontinental Cup, 1998 World Cup, 1999 Intercontinental Cup)
- MVP Perth Heat 1993 & 1998
- ABL All-Star Team 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 & 1998
- Intercontinental Cup All-Star Team 1997

Baseball WA [https://www.baseballwa.com.au/bwa-hof-jelks.html]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.162-1

Item type

Collectibles

Promotional Material

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Aluminium

Width

6.5000 cm

Height or length

13.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

'always Coca Cola'
'Captains Series 1997'
[Greg Jelks signature]
'Coke' [logo]
[Perth Heat logo]
[Greg Jelks caricature]
[Barcode]

Contextual Information

In 1993 Greg Jelks first appeared for the Perth Heat where he immediately became an iconic figure. His booming bat and class were admired by all who played against him, with him or watched him from the stands. Locally, he was an enormous presence for the Melville Braves, South Perth Cubs, Morley Eagles and Carine Cats as both a player and a manager. Greg's outstanding career in Australian baseball at a national level, and in Western Australian baseball at local and state levels, saw him posthumously inducted into the inaugural Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021.

Baseball WA [https://www.baseballwa.com.au/bwa-hof-jelks.html]

The signed Coca Cola can was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Vince Baker.

Keywords

Greg Jelks

Coca Cola Captains Series 1997

Perth Heat

Australian Olympic Team

Western Heelers

Baseball World Cup 1998

1997 Intercontinental Cup Baseball Tournament

1999 Intercontinental Cup Baseball Tournament

Melville Braves Baseball Club