The ABA’s mystique is steeped in the mystery of unseen thrills and unknowable greatness. Happily, those there to witness the feats firsthand are more than happy to tell the tales (Terry Pluto’s Loose Balls is the best trove of these stories). YouTube and various documentarians have also done an admirable job. It’s imperfect, but, we get what we get, right? At the same time, … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1974-75 Topps Basketball
As the sports world plowed through the decade of the 1970s, little had changed on the trading card landscape. Topps still held monopolies on the production of baseball, football, basketball and hockey trading cards. In many cases, kids still considered the gum to be an equally attractive component of each pack. The 1974-75 Topps packs were different in a couple … [Read more...]
1974-75 Topps Basketball Set Offers Value
The 1974-75 Topps Basketball set marked the last in a three-year run of tidy 264-card sets and welcomed some new stars who’d be active in the game long after their playing careers had ended. The first thing kids noticed in the late fall of 1974 was that the price increase was apparently here to stay. The ten-cent packs of baseball had given way to 15-cent wax when … [Read more...]
Legacy of Bill Walton Basketball Cards
He was one of the best college players of all-time. He put an underdog Portland team on his back and upset Dr. J and the 76ers for the NBA championship. He later put years of injuries behind him to win another championship, in Boston, as well as the 6th Man Award. Years after his career ended, the man who once had a stuttering problem became one of the most insightful—and … [Read more...]