The 1974 football season featured powerhouse teams, exciting games and a strike that kept players idle in July and part of August. The Pittsburgh Steelers were on the rise as champions, while the Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams all fielded strong teams. Strike or not, it was business as usual for the NFL's trading card partner. The … [Read more...]
Notes: Huge Mantle Collection; Rookie Card Update; OJ Signing Already
Hundreds of vintage Mickey Mantle cards including rarities and multiple copies of popular 1950s regionals are entering the hobby through a long-time collector who’d quietly accumulated them years ago. Stored in albums, the cards were carried into the National Sports Collectors Convention over the summer by an older man wearing a vintage Cubs jersey. He stopped just … [Read more...]
Man Charged in Connection With 1994 Theft of Heisman Trophy
An Apple Valley, CA man has been charged with stashing away a 1968 Heisman Trophy that was stolen from the University of Southern California more than 20 years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. O.J. Simpson won the award that year but the stolen trophy was a duplicate given annually to the winning player's school. Lewis Eugene … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: In World of Cards, Performance and Life Events Trump All
If you’re a card collector, you’re completely forgiven if every mention of Alex Gordon’s name calls up this image… Or this one… Or this one… When Topps’ 2006 Series One was beginning to roll off the presses, Gordon wasn’t officially on the Kansas City Royals’ roster and that was a big problem. Topps wasn’t supposed to print cards of those guys. Word … [Read more...]
Topps in their Class: NFL’s Most Valuable #1 Draft Pick Cards
Being the number one overall draft pick comes with plenty of fanfare but if you're a football card collector, take a pass. Going back to the 1950s, only about one of every four number one picks went on to a Hall of Fame career. Many were total flops. Only a few top selections bring big bucks on the open market. The most valuable rookie card of all of the number one draft … [Read more...]