Top 25 non FB,BB,BB or Hockey sport cards

eagles33

I was trying to put together a list of rookies from sports other than the big four... but some are tough to find what their true rookie card is. this is also a pretty modern list.. i was thinking 1970-present. these were 20 i thought belonged on this list.. what do you guys think?

Muhammad Ali 1966 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 377 Boxing/Wrestling CHECK
Mario Andretti 1969 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 117 Racing Cards CHECK
Arthur Ashe 1970 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 333 Tennis CHECK
Jack Nicklaus 1971 Barratt & Co Famous Sportsmen 6 Golf
Pele 1964 Panini Campioni Dello Sport N/A Soccer CHECK
Richard Petty 1972 Stp N/A Racing Cards PM me if anyone has one for sale
Evel Knievel 1974 Evel Knievel Topps 1 Non-Sport CHECK
Arnold Palmer 1978 Sports Deck Ace of Clubs 80 Golf
Andre the Giant 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 1 Boxing/Wrestling
Mike Tyson 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 153 Boxing/Wrestling CHECK
Carl Lewis 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 2 Multi-Sport CHECK
Hulk Hogan 1985 Topps WWF 1 Boxing/Wrestling CHECK
Jeff Gordon 1987 World Of Outlaws 52 Racing Cards CHECK
Andre Agassi 1987 Panini 199 Tennis CHECK
Evander Holyfield 1988 Panini Supersport Italian 168 Boxing/Wrestling CHECK
Dale Earnhardt 1988 Maxx 99 Racing Cards CHECK (might be looking to upgrade to the 1983 UNO card)
Pete Sampras 1991 Netpro 7 Tennis CHECK
Lance Armstrong 1992 Impel Olympicard 31 Cycling CHECK
Kelly Slater 1993 Futera Hot Surf 31 Surfing CHECK
Tony Hawk 1994 Generation Extreme 95 Skateboarding CHECK
David Beckham 1997 Merlin's Premier Gold 92 Soccer
Tiger Woods 1998 Champions Of Golf Masters Collection N/A Golf CHECK
Roger Federer 2003 Netpro 90 Tennis CHECK
Michael Phelps 2004 Leaf Fans Of the Game FG-2 Football

eagles33

i forgot all about racing.. petty and jeff gordon should prob be 21 and 22

PSASAP

Nicklaus has a 1971 Barratt & Co. that is more expensive than the 1981 Donruss.

Wabittwax

Very cool list. I dig the Hulk Hogan RC, he's awesome. I've actually submitted a few of the Lance Armstrong RC's before. They were more popular than I thought they would be.

eagles33

thought i would add this one

1974 Evel Knievel 1 Evel Knievel Non-Sport Cards

eagles33

I've added a few racing rookies.. There has to be a better card the 1990 pro set for arnold palmer.. but couldn't find it. Also i don't know a think about Panini Capioni.. if they are terrible looking black and white cards.. i'd rather pick a different card. same with the STP card. I know that Jack had a Barrat card.. but there were already 2 cards from that set.. i thought i'd go with the the more common set.

Tiger Woods 1998 Champions Of Golf Masters Collection N/A Golf
Arnold Palmer 1990 Pro Set PGA Tour 80 Golf
Jack Nickalause 1981 Donruss Golf 13 Golf
Pete Sampras 1991 Netpro 7 Tennis
Andre Agassi 1987 Panini Tennis
Roger Federer 2003 Netpro 90 Tennis
Arthur Ashe 1970 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 333 Multi-Sport
Hulk Hogan 1985 Topps WWF 1 Boxing/Wrestling
Kelly Slater 1993 Futera Hot Surf 31 Misc
Tony Hawk 1994 Generation Extreme 95 Skateboarding
Muhammad Ali 1971 Barratt & Co Famous Sportsmen 24 European/Foreign
Mike Tyson 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 153 Multi-Sport
Evander Holyfield 1988 Panini Supersport Italian Multi-Sport
Lance Armstrong 1992 Impel Olympicard 31 Cycling
Pele 1971 Barratt & Co Famous Sportsmen 30 Soccer
David Beckham 1997 Merlin's Prmier Gold 92 Soccer
Usain Bolt 2008 Si For Kids 294 Multi-Sport
Michael Phelps 2004 Leaf Fans Of the Game FG-2 Football
Carl Lewis 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 2 Multi-Sport
Evel Knievel 1974 Evel Knievel Topps 1 Non-Sport
Richard Petty 1972 Stp N/A Racing Cards
Jeff Gordon 1987 World Of Outlaws 52 Racing Cards
Mario Andretti 1969 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 117 Multi-Sport Cards
Pete Weber 1990 Kingpins PBA Bowling

K

Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
Bodacious
Carl Lewis
Affirmed(Man O' War, Secretariut, Citation cards?)
Bruce Lee

IDK I could probably think of more but I'm about to get off of work...

(Doesn't have to be these cards. If you have a better one by all means throw it in.)

kingnascar

Dale Earnhardt - 1989 Maxx Racing - Card #3

Logan

GeneralJim

Jesse Owens--1935 MURATTI CIGARETTES-ZWISCHEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN JESSE OWENS OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN
have never seen this card , anybody ?? i know its earlier than 70 but you can`t mention Carl Lewis without Owens .

milbroco

What about Pele. I think he as a 1970's soccer card but I am not sure.
Bob

milbroco

oops....my bad. i see him on the list now.
Bob

K

What? No love for the baddest bull to ever walk the earth?

eagles33

ha.. i don't know about the bull.. i like the other cards.. def wanted to get some Horse/jockey cards in there.. i thought about owens, dempsy, rocky ect.. but wanted to keep it somewhat modern. since many of those cards are $$$ and hard to find.. pretty much i'm lazy and didn't want an imposible set. i like the idea of including bruce lee.. these are just my opinions that i'm throwing out there..

K

I look at Bodacious the same way I look at race horses or race cars... They were all bred / built for competition. If you're unfamiliar with the story of this beast look him up in Wikipedia and read of the path of destruction he left. He was actually retired in his prime because of the injuries he was handing out to the top riders in the sport. Even the bulls he sired are all pretty badass!

JW

If you don't like the 1971 Barratt Nicklaus, you can go with the 1973 Panini Nicklaus.

eBay - Nicklaus Panini

eagles33

what is considered richard petty's key card? i like the panini stickers. All the ones i have seen have pretty clear color pictures. even the 1970 Ashe. in a psa slab you can't even tell its a sticker. tough to find though. Its even tougher to determine what the mkt price its. For example a 1971 pele psa 8 sold for 15 bucks. that seems like a pretty good price to me.. considering the age of the card and he is prob the Jordan of soccer.. is there a different card that is considered his rookie.. or is there just no demand for these kinda cards??

eagles33

I've revised the list a bit. PSA rejected the idea for a set because it was too objective.. i totally agree.. but still enjoy trying to put it together. I've tried to keep it somewhat modern and not get into the prewar boxing and golf cards.. this is my revised checklist. I know there is plenty of debate over what is pele and ali's rookie. pele has some cards from the 50's that sell for a ton.. and it seems like ali's 71 barrat is more popular than the 66 panini..and i haven't even seen a 65 Lampo.. I've decided to just go with the panini cards. its just my opinion though. I'm still looking for the Ashe, Petty and tyson card.

Player Year Set Number Sport
Muhammad Ali 1966 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 377 Boxing/Wrestling
Mario Andretti 1969 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 117 Racing Cards
Arthur Ashe 1970 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 333 Tennis
Jack Nicklaus 1971 Barratt & Co Famous Sportsmen 6 Golf
Pele 1964 Panini Campioni Dello Sport N/A Soccer
Richard Petty 1972 Stp N/A Racing Cards
Evel Knievel 1974 Evel Knievel Topps 1 Non-Sport
Arnold Palmer 1978 Sports Deck Ace of Clubs 80 Golf
Andre the Giant 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 1 Boxing/Wrestling
Mike Tyson 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 153 Boxing/Wrestling
Carl Lewis 1985 Panini Supersport Italian 2 Multi-Sport
Hulk Hogan 1985 Topps WWF 1 Boxing/Wrestling
Jeff Gordon 1987 World Of Outlaws 52 Racing Cards
Andre Agassi 1987 Panini 199 Tennis
Evander Holyfield 1988 Panini Supersport Italian 168 Boxing/Wrestling
Dale Earnhardt 1988 Maxx 99 Racing Cards
Pete Sampras 1991 Netpro 7 Tennis
Lance Armstrong 1992 Impel Olympicard 31 Cycling
Kelly Slater 1993 Futera Hot Surf 31 Surfing
Tony Hawk 1994 Generation Extreme 95 Skateboarding
David Beckham 1997 Merlin's Prmier Gold 92 Soccer
Tiger Woods 1998 Champions Of Golf Masters Collection N/A Golf
Roger Federer 2003 Netpro 90 Tennis
Michael Phelps 2004 Leaf Fans Of the Game FG-2 Football
Usain Bolt 2008 Si For Kids 294 Multi-Sport

mcadams

I think its a bit premature to put Usain Bolt on this list. Most of the others all seem to fit in as "legends", but its way to early to put Bolt in this group IMO. There are lots of sprinters who have shined in 1 Olympics, only to fade away after another few years. Carl Lewis belongs here, but not Bolt.

-Michael

eagles33

good point.. maybe one of these should replace it..

George Foreman 1973 Panini Campioni Dello Sport 289 Boxing
Willie Shoemaker 1981 Smithsonian Institute Champions Of American Sports N/A Jockey

SDSportsFan

N28 John L. Sullivan
1933 Sport Kings Bobby Jones
1933 Sport Kings Babe Didrickson-Zaharias
1948 Leaf Rocky Graziano
1948 Leaf Sugar Ray Robinson
1951 Topps Ringside Rocky Marciano

Steve

mcadams

<< <i>N28 John L. Sullivan
1933 Sport Kings Bobby Jones
1933 Sport Kings Babe Didrickson-Zaharias
1948 Leaf Rocky Graziano
1948 Leaf Sugar Ray Robinson
1951 Topps Ringside Rocky Marciano

Steve >>



I say Bolt out- Bobby Jones in.

eagles33

<< <i>I think its a bit premature to put Usain Bolt on this list. Most of the others all seem to fit in as "legends", but its way to early to put Bolt in this group IMO. There are lots of sprinters who have shined in 1 Olympics, only to fade away after another few years. Carl Lewis belongs here, but not Bolt.

-Michael >>



I got lucky and bought a bolt si for kids on ebay a couple of months ago. Didn't really think it was in that special of shape.. i have no clue how psa grades the perferated cards. I got lucky and got a PSA 10 on. I decided to put it on ebay just to see how much it was it worth. I had a $100 reserve and really didn't think it would get anywhere close to that. It ended up selling for 149. Now i'm back in the mkt for one of these. I really don't think its worth more than 5 bucks. there are 2 on ebay raw for 100. did i miss something??

PowderedH2O

I saw your Bodacious the Bull card and went and looked at some YouTube n him. OMG what a devastating animal!!! I've been to PBR in person, but I've never seen anything like that.

BigDaddyBowman

Are there cards of Cael Sanderson and Dan Gable? They would make my best of list.

eagles33

i finally got a 71 barrett jack nicklaus. got it for about 60 bucks on ebay. I haven't gotten it yet..but the scans look like about a 6. I'm still looking for a 72 stp petty. I haven't seen one of these pop up on ebay in the past year. This has been one of the more fun collections for me to put together because some of the cards have been pretty tough to find and the whole collection has been fairly inexpensive. I stopped focusing on my football and basketball collections for a bit because i mostly collect rookies and they are all pretty common in the major sports.. its just a matter of money. I also think that these cards have more upside than the major sports rookies. i think i might work on pre 1960 collection to add to this with bobby jones, jack dempsy ect.. those a quite a bit more expensive though.