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In the four major pro sports, which active players have the earliest card(s)?

weinholdweinhold Posts: 503
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For example, in MLB, I believe that Jamie Moyer's 1987 Topps, Fleer, and Donruss all qualify. Gary Sheffield gets an honorable mention.

Only counting major issue cards of the player in an MLB uniform, which active players have the earliest card in:

MLB?
NFL? Is it a Junior Seau card? (other than kickers like John Carney?)
NBA?
NHL? Is it a Chris Chelios card perhaps?

Add a card scan if you have one!

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  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,911 ✭✭✭
    I would guess Shaq ...


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  • SmuggoSmuggo Posts: 425 ✭
    Is Gary Sheffield still active?
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  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    Isn't Julio Franco still playing?
  • sbfinleysbfinley Posts: 357 ✭✭
    Nevermind.
  • bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    Moyer
    Favre
    Shaq
    Chelios

    ??????????
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  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    Pretty sure he hung it up, but John Carney was active for much of the 2009 season with the Saints (older than Favre)
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭
    NFL: 1991 Topps Jeff Feagles RC
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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    Yeah, MLB appears to be the 1987 Jamie Moyer.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>NFL: 1991 Topps Jeff Feagles RC
    1990 Topps Traded John Carney RC >>



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  • bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    I assumed he was looking for players other then kickers
    A collector of all things Braves
    Always looking for Chipper Jones cards.
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  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>NFL: 1991 Topps Jeff Feagles RC
    1990 Topps Traded John Carney RC >>



    Going to have to find a new football card as Feagles recently retired >>




    Must have missed this.
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  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    I am pretty sure Seau has 1990 rookies
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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Jamie Moyer has cards from 1987
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  • lanemyer85lanemyer85 Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭
    easily Chelios (played most of the year with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL) but did play 7 games with the Thrashers. His rookie card was 84-85 OPC.

    Although if you include INTL leagues, Dominik Hasek just signed to play in the KHL at 45 years old.

    after that you have 6 AARPers who had rookies in the 90-91 sets
    Modano
    Mark Recchi
    Rob Blake
    Owen Nolan
    Scott Niedermayer (World Juniors card)
    Darryl Sydor
  • colts900colts900 Posts: 314
    Ya Seau has the 1990 Action Packed. I think thats the earliest.
  • metsfanmetsfan Posts: 834
    Is Favre active? Or, did he retire again? Does he even know?
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  • weinholdweinhold Posts: 503
    Below are two of Jamie Moyer's 1987 cards. It is just amazing to me that one could buy either of these cards more than 23 years ago - and Moyer was active the day that wax pack was opened all the way until...today.

    NFL? It sounds like Junior Seau's 1990 Action Packed.
    NBA? 1992 Hoops Shaquille O'Neal (?)
    NHL? Chris Chelios is barely an active NHLer yet it's amazing to know that the above fact applies to an even older card here - a 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee. Amazing!

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    From 1986 until today, the 47-year-old man has toed the mound.
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    AND Moyer pitched a 9 inning game last week!
  • jswietonjswieton Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭
    I just got these signed TTM. I was very surprised that Moyer still signs for free TTM. It is nice to see that after all these years he is still very accommodating to the fans.
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