This Week’s TTMCast
I’m heading back to Florida to take in a few Spring Training games so we got an early jump on this week’s show.
We catch up with Hobby veteran Les Wolff who discusses the steps you should take when you decide to sell your collection. We discuss setting up an estate, how to deal with auction companies and more. Lee Alexander joined me in Collectors Corner to talk about his passion for hockey and boxing collectibles.
On Wednesday’s 1-on-1 show, CEO of Beckett Kunal Chopra comes on to talk about the latest developments at the company and we look back at his first year on the job.
You can listen to all our podcasts at ttmcast.podbean.com.
Last Week’s TTM Sucesses
This week my mailbox was filled with returns from the 1974-75 Topps basketball set.
Here are a few:
Lucius Allen
Allen scored the first point in the history of UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. He has the distinction of being one of a select few players who has won a state championship in high school, an NCAA championship and an NBA championship. He played in the NBAA from 1969-1979 with Seattle, Milwaukee, the Lakers, and Kansas City. He won two NCAA championships with UCLA (1967 and 1968) and an NBA title with the Bucks in 1971. He scored over 9,000 points and totaled over 3,000 assists during his NBA career.
He signed and personalized his 1974 Topps card for me in about two weeks.
Keith Erickson
Erickson stared at UCLA where he won NCAA titles in 1964 and 1965 before being selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the third round of the 1965 NBA Draft. Erickson would play small forward and guard in the NBA from 1965-1977 with the Warriors, Bulls, Lakers and Suns, winning an NBA championship as a member of the Lakers in 1972. He would score 7,251 points and grab 3,449 rebounds during his career.
He signed his 1974 Topps card in about 10 days.
Jim Fox
Fox was a much-traveled NBA power forward and center playing for Cincinnati, Detroit, Phoenix, Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee, and New York Nets from 1967-1977. He was traded five times during his career but scored almost 7,000 points and grabbed 5,525 rebounds.
He signed his 1974 Topps card in about two weeks.
Clyde Lee
Lee was the thrid overall pick in the 1966 NBA Draft out of Vanderbilt. He played for the Warriors, Hawks and 76ers from 1966-1976, making an NBA All-Star team in 1968 while with the Warriors. He scored 5,733 points and grabbed 7,626 rebounds during his career.
He signed his 1974 Topps card in about a week.
Donnie Freeman
Freeman was a 5X ABA All-Star playing for the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, Utah Stars, Texas Chaparrals, Indian Pacers and San Antonio Spurs from 1967-1975. He finished career as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975-76. Freeman scored 11,544 points during his ABA career ranking 7th on the all-time scoring list. He won an ABA Championship in 1973 while with the Pacers.
Freeman signed his 1974 Topps card in about 10 days.
Joe Hamilton
Hamilton played seven seasons in the ABA from 1970-1976 with Dallas, San Antonio, Kentucky and Utah. The 5’10” Hamilton was a point guard in the ABA after starring at Kentucky in college. He played 344 games in the ABA averaging 12 points per game . He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks but signed with the Dallas Chaparrals.
He signed his 1974 Topps card in about a week.
Jim McGlocklin
“Johnny Mac” was a star at Indiana in college and was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the third round of the 1965 NBA Draft. He was a shooting guard/small forward for the Royals, San Diego Rockets and Bucks from 1965-1976 making the All-Star game in 1969 and winning a championship with the Bucks in 1971. He scored 9,169 points during his career and his number 14 is retired in Milwaukee.
He spent 45 years a color commentator for the Bucks after he retired and co-founded the MACC Fund, which has raised millions of dollars for childhood cancer.
He signed his 1974 Topps card in about two weeks.
Otto Moore
Moore appeared in the second most regular season game (682) without appearing in a playoff game. Tom Van Arsdale has that honor. Moore was the 6th pick in the 1968 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. He also played for Phoenix, Houston, Kansas City-Omaha and The New Orleans Jazz as center and power Forward. Moore scored 5,616 points and grabbed 5,575 points during his NBA career from 1968-1976.
He’ll be a guest on my TTMCast 1-on-1 podcast in the coming weeks.
He signed his 1974 Topps card for me in about 10 days.
Here are a few others with a connection to pro sports who are currently signing for free. I have had success with all of them in the past:
- Tom Trebelhorn – Manager Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs
- Gary Roenicke – Outfielder Baltimore Orioles, Expos, Yankees, Braves
- Mark Gubicza – Pitcher Kansas City, California
- Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
- Ken Berry – Outfielder White Sox, Angles, Brewers, Indians
- Wayne Cashman – Left Winger Boston Bruins
- Orlando Cepeda – Baseball Hall of Famer
- Sparky Lyle – AL Cy Young winner Red Sox, Yankees, Rangers, Phillies, White Sox
Have a TTM success story you would like to share with me? Please, send it me at [email protected]. If I use it in my column, I’ll send you a prize.
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