What is the most universally recognized card from the 60's?

A761506

As I was talking shop with a fellow board member the other day, the 1964 Topps AL Bombers card came up, and I thought about it for a bit until concluding in my opinion that it is probably one of the most universally recognized cards issued during the entire 1960's. 2 HOF players with strong appeal, flanked by home run record holder Maris and a somewhat well known Cash who had tore up the AL in 1961. Plus, the card was in the lower numbering run, so it was well distributed, and those cards had nice eye-appeal.

I thought about other cards that would also likely be on such a list... 1962 Managers Dream, 1968 Super Stars, 1963 Pride of the NL... but couldn't really think of others that would fall into the same catagory - a card that basically could be easily recognized by a non-collector who may have busted a few packs in the 60's.

What is your choice for the most universally recognized card printed during the 1960's and why?

timc67

1968 Topps Jerry Koosman...errr...Nolan Ryan rookie is very well known.

pandrews

possibly ryan/koosman?..

pandrews

i was beat to the punch..

julen23

what about rose RC?

Julen

Allen

Got to go with the Ryan. Pete Rose a close second, out of the first mentioned cards I have to say the 62 Managers Dream.

divecchia

I would say Ryan or Rose.

Donato

yankeeno7

I would say it would be either the Rose or the Seaver Rookies.

Brian48

Jerry Koosman and some skinny looking Ryan guy.

A761506

Would someone who was a casual collector in the 1960's really identify with a Pete Rose rookie or a Ryan rookie more-so than a card with multiple stars? In the small world of collectors, of course we all recognize the Rose and Ryan cards as being two of the most significant, but are they really the most universally recognized?

A card like Managers Dream has arguably the biggest name players from both leagues on it... one of only a few cards that feature an AL and a NL player. It is for that reason that I figure it has a more universal recognition. Plus, it was a first series card, making it plentiful in quantity at the time of issue.

JackWESQ

I'd vote for the 1967 Topps Tom Seaver Rookie...IMHO still the best post-war pitcher.

/s/ JackWESQ

Brian48

Recognizing players is different from recognizing a card. The question you asked was what was the most recognized card. Sure, cram as many HOF'ers onto one card, you're bound to recognized who they are, but do you really remember the card itself? I bet most collectors of ANY era would not remember multiplayer cards as well as they would individual cards of their favorite players. Also, you are proposing this question to members of this forum, not casual collectors from the 60's who wouldn't be frequenting here to begin with.

RedHeart54

I think the Rose for two reasons. One, it is a very striking, very colorful, very recognizable card. You could see that card from 50 paces away and recognize it. Second, it was one of the first cards to gain widespread attention (unfortunately) because of counterfeits.

digicat

Hmm. The 1962 Roger Marris has to be up there. They had a copy of it on an epesode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Some alien collector kidnapped Data and added him to a collection of unique objects from throughout the universe. One of his items was a 1962 Marris.

yankeeno7

And it still smelled like bubble gum

stevek

Great question. Of course there are a number of terrific cards from the 1960s, some of which already mentioned here. I don't think any particular one though I'd say is "universally recognized" or particularly stands out such as a 52 Mantle - that's not a put down at all...there were just so many nice cards from that decade.

You didn't specify baseball in the question so if I had to pick "the most universally recognized card" from that decade it would be a non-baseball card...it would be the Topps Namath rookie.

Stingray

How about 69 Mantle, was his last card and there was the variation of this card??

Stingray

lostdart58

I gotta go with the Ryan Rookie also...

bishop

The 1964 Smokey Burgess ?

WinPitcher

Rose rookie

tkd7

I would have to say the Rose rookie. After all, the fakes are still getting $5-10 each.

tennesseebanker

Hmm. The 1962 Roger Marris has to be up there. They had a copy of it on an epesode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.


That is one of the reasond I bought my 62 Maris. To have the same card as Jean Luc Picard

carew4me

Ryan Rookie...hands down..not a contest.

cardinarky

To me, even though I am not a Yankee fan, (my family killed all Yankee supporter newborns in the delivery room) the 60's and Topps is defined by Mickey Mantle. He had a card EVERY year of the 60's. My pick would be the 1960 version #350.

Buccaneer

In hindsight (where we are today), it would have to be the Ryan and Rose cards.

Back then (when no one cared about rookie cards, for good reasons), it would have to be any Mantle cards.

tennesseebanker

Here are a few important ones in my opinion, in no particular order
Ryan-rookie
Rose-rookie
Seaver-rookie
Reggie Jackson-rookie
Carew-rookie
Yaz-rookie
62 Maris- The year after 61, The first card to show his 61 hr's
62 Mantle- one of his better looking cards and highly sought after probably more than any other 60's Mantle
69 Mantle white letter variation- also the last card of the Mick
Are there anymore Im leaving out ?

larryallen73

More as a vote than anything else, I just add that Rose came to mind first without reading the above. I then read and saw people threw in Ryan. I would say it's close but to me, that hysteria in the late 70's/early 80's over the Rose rookie was pretty HUGE. I still vote for Rose even after reading the above. I think it likely depends on when you were big into collecting. I think the Ryan was bigger in the later 80's when I was in college, concentrating on beer, etc... and not baseball cards.

poppie

1960 TOPPS Carl Yastremski

MajorDanby

adding to the ryan vote. I remember as kid dreaming to have that card. Beckett always had it's picture in the price guide section of the 68's. It's an ugly looking card (nasty borders), but it's a ryan!

paleocards

Cool thread! I agree with the majority of responses that the Ryan and Rose RC's are the most recognizable, as well as most any '60s Mantle. But how about the other '60s superstars? As far as collectors are concerned, I'd suggest the following four cards as occupying the second tier beneath those already mentioned:

tkd7

If you want to open up to other sports, how about the Namath rookie?

yankeeno7

If you want to open other sports up, Lew Alcindor rookie

fdnyladder7

'61 Chamberlain r/c

jrinck

I'm going with the '62 Maris, as well, but for different reasons.

Suppose you collected cards in the 60's. Name ONE card that you would actually have anticipated getting?

After Maris' '61 season, I would have yearned to see his 61 HR total on the back of his '62 Topps card.

shagrotn77

I say tie between Ryan and Rose. Up until the late 80's Rose had a major advantage. If he weren't engulfed in scandal, and if he were in the HOF, I'd put Rose over Ryan. Number 3 might be Reggie's rookie. It always fetches crazy prices in 9's.

rbdjr1

for me: hehehe! ...it would be PETE ROSE ROOKIE CARD IN PSA 10!

...otherwise, the Ryan rookie would win hands down!


rbd


edit: #5 Master Pete Rose Set (I some day want to own a Rose RC in PSA 10! ~~ In my dreams! LOL!)

rbdjr1

~~~ ROOKIES OF THE 1960's ~~~

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Brian48

Actually, I was thinking about the '62 Maris also, but I didn't want to sound too much like a geek for having attribute that to a Star Trek episode.

RonBurgundy

In the order that I thought of them after seeing the question:

1) '62 Maris.

2) Ryan rookie

3) Rose rookie.

digicat

When they made the StarTrek card game, they even made a card of the Maris card. :-)

fiveniner

Ryan RC,Rose RC and anything with the Mick in that order.

smallstocks

<< <i>I'd vote for the 1967 Topps Tom Seaver Rookie...IMHO still the best post-war pitcher.

/s/ JackWESQ >>



Totally agree with that comment but also believe the Ryan card is hands down the winner.

rbdjr1

1963 TOPPS PETE ROSE ROOKIE BVG 7


1963 Topps #537 Pete Rose ROOKIE PSA 8




1968 TOPPS RYAN KOOSMAN ROOKIE #177 PSA 8


1968 #177 Ryan Koosman RC PSA 7


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TheCARDKid

In terms of being universally recognized, I'd say the '65 Topps Joe Namath rookie.

It's the kind of card you'd see on the homepage of Ebay for example under sports collectibles. The Ryan and Rose images are extremely well known, but I don't think they are as iconic.

Honorable mentions....'65 Mantle, '69 Johnny Bench, '61 Maris, '67 Seaver.

lostdart58

<< <i>In terms of being universally recognized, I'd say the '65 Topps Joe Namath rookie.

It's the kind of card you'd see on the homepage of Ebay for example under sports collectibles. The Ryan and Rose images are extremely well known, but I don't think they are as iconic.

Honorable mentions....'65 Mantle, '69 Johnny Bench, '61 Maris, '67 Seaver. >>



What does the Nameth card look like??

ROCKDJRW

I would say the Ryan rookie. Does anyone else remember the controversy over the $12 Ryan Rookie sale?? It was on every newscast & in every hobby publication.