Earliest known cards from the 4 major sports?

goodriddance189

it's a question thats always bothered me- what is/are the earliest known card for each of the major sports? the best i can come up with is this list

Baseball
1869 Cincy Reds carte-de-visite (some fancy french term for "postcard")

Basketball
1933 Sport Kings, 3 or 4 bball players were included
also, a series of leather (i think) cards in the early 1900's featured team pennants with generic basketball action scenes

Football
1888 Goodwin Champs Henry Beecher

Hockey
1910 c56 set, also a Sweet Caporal postcard variation from the same year (same checklist/photos)


anything i'm missing?

AlanAllen

You nailed it for baseball and football for sure. In basketball, I believe there was a "scrap" again of a generic scene, made by Enameline? There's a vinatage basketball expert on this board, but his name escapes me. Hockey, I have no idea.

Joe

AlanAllen

Jeff Mullen is the basketball guy's name, and I found this at his site. I guess it's up to you if you really consider this a basketball card or not.

murcerfan

goodriddance189

murcer is that yours?

qualitycards

MURCERFAN seems to have many impressive cards in his bag of tricks. I appreciate that he shares them w/ us, MF, Thanks! ...jay

murcerfan

not mine.
it's on ebay for 2.5k

qualitycards

<< <i>not mine. >>


MF - I thought as much, yours are usually graded higher ...jay

goodriddance189

<< <i>Jeff Mullen is the basketball guy's name, and I found this at his site. I guess it's up to you if you really consider this a basketball card or not.
>>



Jeff Mullen has an awesome basketball site. i wish someone would step up and make a vintage hockey site like this (i would, but a complete lack of computer knowledge prevents me from attempting a website). kinda cool that the first ever basketball "card" is a girl