Dick Butkus epitomized the “black-and-blue” division of the NFL when he played for the Chicago Bears. He was a blue-collar guy, tough and mean, and oh, could he hit. Check out YouTube and you can find plenty of hard-hitting footage. “He went after you like he hated you from his old neighborhood,” fellow Hall of Famer Paul Hornung said. Butkus had 22 interceptions and had … [Read more...]
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Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Card a Match for History
It isn’t often that a player’s first trading card coincides with his greatest season but the 1961-62 Wilt Chamberlain rookie card is hard to top from a timing standpoint. It seems unfathomable, even in the age of Curry and at the tail end of Kobe, but 54 years ago Wednesday Chamberlain began a streak in which he scored 50 points or more in seven consecutive games. It was … [Read more...]
Collecting Challenge the Yankees Game Cards
When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn during the mid-1960s, the New York Yankees ruled baseball. Sure, the Mets were lovable, but from 1960 to 1964, the Yankees rang up five pennants and two World Series titles. Who would have imagined that this Yankees dynasty would crumble in 1965, and then crash and burn with a last-place finish in 1966? And not sniff the World Series … [Read more...]
Rare Ernie Banks Game Jersey on Record Pace?
He will forever be "Mr. Cub," the most popular player ever to roam the friendly confines of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. His sunny personality is legend, as is his refrain on a sunny day: "Let's play two!" Now, one of a precious few Ernie Banks game-worn jerseys is on the auction block and may be on pace to set a new record. SCP Auctions is offering a 1969 Banks pinstripe home … [Read more...]
Just Collect Launches 10,000+ Card End of Year Auction Party
Just a few days remain in 2013 but for one of North America’s most prolific sellers of vintage sports cards, it’s time to crank up, not wind down. Just Collect Inc. has launched over 10,000 individual listings on eBay, all ending tonight through Sunday, with everything from 1911 Sporting Life to 1930’s Goudey Premiums, classic 1950’s Topps baseball to high end 1980s football … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Backs Reveal Players Before They Were Millionaires
Folks who’ve only been buying sports cards for the last 20 years or so missed out on an era when what you knew about the players on the front is what you read on the back. You could buy a magazine and they might have a feature story on a star player. The Sporting News occasionally provided little nuggets on the players’ off the field activity but not much. It’s part of … [Read more...]
Infographic: Most Rare Mint Condition 1960s Baseball Rookie Cards
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Out of the Closet: Game Worn Jersey Highlights Roadshow
Since it's arrival on the PBS airwaves, The Antiques Roadshow has never looked down upon sports memorabilia. While you won't see something in every show, the producers have highlighted a number of items over the past few years. In a show airing this month, the crew visited Denver, where a 1960s Dodgers road jersey walked in the door. But it wasn't just any … [Read more...]
