I became an Urban Faber fan a long time ago, based essentially on two things:
- Urban Faber was a great ballplayer
- Urban Faber had a great name
Between them, that was pretty much enough.
He also had the nickname, “Red,” to which he is often referred, on the off-chance that he is referred to at all anymore. But frankly, “Urban” is much cooler than “Red” today, and I’m guessing it probably was back in his day, too, even among other guys with names like “Honus.” “Urban Faber” sounds like a character in a Dickens novel, or the secret identity of a Golden Age comics hero.