CategoriesPlayersYou can find at least one Nolan Ryan baseball card in most sports card collections. Who is Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan was born in 1947 in Texas. Nolan Ryan always loved sports. In fact, he even spent two years on his high school basketball tea. (while also playing baseball of course). Ryan was named […]
CategoriesPlayersMost Pre War card collectors will have at least one Cy Young Baseball Card within their collection. Who is Cy Young Denton Cy Young was born shortly after the Civil War in 1867. Young grew up on a farm. Young spent much of his childhood on a farm and dropped out in 6th grade to […]
CategoriesPlayersTristram E. Speaker was born in 1888 in Texas. His family supported the Confederacy during the Civil War which only happened around 20 years before Speaker was born. He was born right handed, however he learned to use his left hand to throw and hit. Speaker also played football in high school. After his time […]
CategoriesSetsThis is the second time that Topps made a tall boys set. The tall boy cards are very distinct and difficult to obtain in great condition. The main difference between this set and the 1969 tall boys set (besides the rookies) is that these cards have more vibrant colors. The background of these cards appear […]
CategoriesSetsAfter 1970, Topps switched to using normal sized cards (as opposed to the tall boys). This makes the 1972 Topps set their 2nd normal sized card set. The 1972 Topps Basketball set contains both NBA and ABA cards which makes it unique. These cards have a white border and a dark colorful background. There are […]
CategoriesSetsThis is Topps’ full first basketball set. It contains 80 cards and about every card in the set is considered a rookie card. These cards are in color and have a yellow and red banner. There are 30 single-prints, 49 double-prints, and 1 quadruple print. It’s important to note that these sets are known to […]
CategoriesSetsAfter the 1961 Fleer set, there was no major production of cards until 1969. It wasn’t until this year that Topps produced its first basketball set. Technically, there was a 1968 Topps Test set made before the 1969 Topps, but it was never released to the public (note: these cards are extremely rare and carry […]
CategoriesSetsAfter the 1957 Topps set, basketball cards weren’t produced for four years. In 1961, Topps did not make a basketball set; Fleer did. This set has vibrant colors in the background of each card which make it easily recognizable. It also contains rookie cards of many Hall-of-Famers and is considered a small set with only […]
CategoriesSetsThe 1980 Topps Basketball set is renowned in the hobby for several reasons. Firstly, these three-panel sets were perforated. This is the only vintage basketball set that has perforated cards. In fact, you might find some separated panels on eBay or at a card show. When collecting this set, it’s imperative to note that the […]
CategoriesPlayersTy Cobb baseball cards are an absolute must for any card collector. Who is Ty Cobb Tyrus Raymond Cobb was born in 1886 in Narrows Georgia. His parent’s really wanted him to pursue an academic career, however, Ty Cobb had other plans. In 1904 he started his professional career with the Augusta baseball team of […]
