I was wondering what other Bench members first sports card memories were, be it a particular set or player. Something or someone caught all of our attentions at one point that got us started in this hobby.
For me the first recollections of cards were the 1965 Topps and Philadelphia football issues. I caught the card bug at a very young age as the 1965 football season was the Fall term of my 1st grade year. Even though I ended up being an AFL kid, I really preferred the Philadelphia cards. The Phily cards had the natural backgrounds and the players all looked like tough guys. The AFL cards were oversized and had a solid color background which made the cards look cartoonish. Odd how Philadelphia had a far superior design on their cards then Topps did back then. I really liked the Topps design the next year with the wood grain TV set look but for my first memories the Philadelphia cards of 1965 took the cake.
And it is very strange the cards I remember the most from back in 1965. It was not Unitas, Jim Brown or Starr. It was players like Rudy Bukich, Walter Beach, Tony Liscio, Ben Wilson, Dick Lynch ad Brady Keys. IIOn the AFL side none of the players made much of an impression on me. I knew I had some of those cards but I’d be lying if I claimed to have tons of Joe Namath Rookies. All those Topps and Philly cards got thrown away so it would not have mattered.
The first baseball cards I remember were the 1966 Topps and I have always loved that set. Again the odd players I remember most were Albie Pearson, Joe Pepitone, Willie Horton, Sam McDowell and Ken Berry of the White Sox (not to be confused with Ken Berry who played the captain on the sit-com F-Troop the same year!).
The first basketball cards I remember were not even the cards but rather the paper insert rulers from the 1969-70 Topps basketball set. The one I remember most was Wes Unseld which I pictured below. I never owned that Unseld Ruler until 3 or 4 years ago when I bought one at a garage sale.
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCa...9-70-Topps---Rulers-22-Wes-Unseld?PageIndex=1
But all of those early cards were thrown away as was the case with so many other collectors. I sure they were not in mint condition by any means as I looked at them constantly.
I’m curious as to what others first memories/recollections of sports cards was?
For me the first recollections of cards were the 1965 Topps and Philadelphia football issues. I caught the card bug at a very young age as the 1965 football season was the Fall term of my 1st grade year. Even though I ended up being an AFL kid, I really preferred the Philadelphia cards. The Phily cards had the natural backgrounds and the players all looked like tough guys. The AFL cards were oversized and had a solid color background which made the cards look cartoonish. Odd how Philadelphia had a far superior design on their cards then Topps did back then. I really liked the Topps design the next year with the wood grain TV set look but for my first memories the Philadelphia cards of 1965 took the cake.
And it is very strange the cards I remember the most from back in 1965. It was not Unitas, Jim Brown or Starr. It was players like Rudy Bukich, Walter Beach, Tony Liscio, Ben Wilson, Dick Lynch ad Brady Keys. IIOn the AFL side none of the players made much of an impression on me. I knew I had some of those cards but I’d be lying if I claimed to have tons of Joe Namath Rookies. All those Topps and Philly cards got thrown away so it would not have mattered.
The first baseball cards I remember were the 1966 Topps and I have always loved that set. Again the odd players I remember most were Albie Pearson, Joe Pepitone, Willie Horton, Sam McDowell and Ken Berry of the White Sox (not to be confused with Ken Berry who played the captain on the sit-com F-Troop the same year!).
The first basketball cards I remember were not even the cards but rather the paper insert rulers from the 1969-70 Topps basketball set. The one I remember most was Wes Unseld which I pictured below. I never owned that Unseld Ruler until 3 or 4 years ago when I bought one at a garage sale.
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCa...9-70-Topps---Rulers-22-Wes-Unseld?PageIndex=1
But all of those early cards were thrown away as was the case with so many other collectors. I sure they were not in mint condition by any means as I looked at them constantly.
I’m curious as to what others first memories/recollections of sports cards was?