Whitney Houston died this past weekend at the age of 48. Captured on a 1991 Pro-Set football card, her performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 was a memorable moment for fans around the globe. It also represents one of her few appearances on cardboard. The card was very popular during [...]
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The Monday History Lesson – Herb Washington
Posted by tgbrown on February 6th, 2012
In 1974, Herb Washington was signed by Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley to become the A’s designated runner. Despite having no professional baseball experience, and having last played baseball in high school, Washington became a member of the Athletics 1974 World Series Championship team. Washington played in 105 major league games without batting, pitching, or [...]
The Monday History Lesson – Jogo CFL Cards
Posted by tgbrown on November 28th, 2011
The Canadian Football League. Three downs. 110 yard field. Single points. No yards penalties. There are some things that are consistent. But in terms of CFL football cards, the only thing close to consistency has been Jogo. Topps produced CFL cards from 1962 to 1964, OPC took over from 1970 to 1972, All-World in 1991, [...]
The Monday History Lesson – The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals
Posted by tgbrown on October 31st, 2011
The 2011 MLB World Series is in the books and the St. Louis Cardinals are once again the winners. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to the New York Yankees, who won twenty-seven. Topps has a great history of team cards for [...]
The Monday History Lesson – 1951-52 Parkhurst Hockey
Posted by tgbrown on October 24th, 2011
There are sets which help to define a hobby and the 1951-52 Parkhurst Hockey set is a set which has a history that is full of legend and legends. With a collation process that involved a cement mixer, it included rookies of Gordie Howe and Terry Sawchuk and contained 105 cards. Printed on poor paper stock, [...]
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