Hall of Fame--A Major Leaguer

Both baseball—sports in general—and printing were critical elements in Bracken's formative years in Akron, OH. His father, Fred, was one of the founders of Danner Press, and the younger Bracken started working there during summers at the age of 12. One of his earliest memories there proved to be unpleasant; as he was cleaning scrap off the inserting machines, he managed to lose his day's pay of 75 cents while playing around the scrap.