Subject(s): Gene Autry Sport: Baseball Location: LA Angels, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Los Angeles, CA Unveiled: 27/3/1998 Sculptor: De L'Esprie Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: GENE AUTRY. FOUNDER OF CALIFORNIA ANGELS 1961. HIS UNIFORM NUMBER 26 WAS RETIRED IN 1982 BY THE PLAYERS. SINGING COWBOY. ACTOR. COMPOSER. AIRFORCE PILOT. ENTREPRENEUR. BASEBALL FAN. PHILANTHROPIST. 33RD DEGREE MASON. BEST FRIEND. STATUE SCULPTED BY THE ARTIST DeL'ESPRIE. CAST BY NATIONAL HERITAGE COLLECTORS SOCIETY (818) 991-0933. Links: Sculptor