what was your favorite card when u were young?

gradeddream · November 11, 2005 1:33PM

i'm 35 & i remember my fav card being 1980 topps george brett card

SDSportsFan · November 11, 2005 1:36PM

Mine was the 1975 Topps Randy Jones

Steve

lostdart58 · November 11, 2005 2:04PM

1965 Topps Yogi Berra........

JohnRJackson · November 11, 2005 2:29PM

2007 pujols topps!

MiniMaster · November 11, 2005 2:34PM

Mine were the 1974 Topps/1975 Topps Mini of Joe Rudi. (A gutsy ball player with plenty of clutch hits and home run/hit stealing leaps out in left field!)

FRNAllStar · November 11, 2005 2:47PM

Ken griffey Jr rookie I was 7 yrs old when 1989 upper deck hit the scene. And a mariners fan since I live in seattle.

Robeson · November 11, 2005 4:16PM

I always loved the 1976 Kurt Bevacqua Bubble gum blowing contest card. I finally found one graded and bought it.

Stone193 · November 11, 2005 4:20PM

68T #280 Mantle.

The design looked so ugly at the time - now I like them.

mike

jmbkb4 · November 11, 2005 4:51PM

1986 Donruss JOSE CANSECO!!!

williplett · November 11, 2005 7:52PM

Probably would have to be the 1982 Fleer George Brett.

FYS · November 11, 2005 8:10PM

The 78T Tiger Rookies: Trammell, Parrish, Whitaker and Morris. Also, 81T Gibson.

Bosox1976 · November 11, 2005 11:30PM

1974 Fisk - Horizontal action shot.

WinPitcher · November 11, 2005 11:49PM

1965 Topps Willie Mays card.

bat on shoulder...............

Steve

ndleo · November 11, 2005 11:52PM

1983 Topps Traded Strawberry

1420sports · November 12, 2005 12:05AM

1979 Burger King Pete Rose - his first Phillies card. I was 11.

Dallas88 · November 12, 2005 12:43AM

Cool thread!

In 1981 I was 11, and I remember the A.L. Championship card, #401....horizontal shot of George Brett and the "Royals Sweep Yankees", winning the pennant. I LOVED that card!

Not my auction, but here it is

Sweet memories!

-dal-

NewJerseyMeatHook · November 12, 2005 12:45AM

'72 Topps Clemente.

Was only four, but still plenty to be had at local card shows.

MorrellMan · November 12, 2005 1:14AM

1960 Topps #350 Mantle

nearmint · November 12, 2005 1:28AM

1969 Topps Pete Banaszak. Pete is from my hometown, and I started buying football cards to try to find his.

FavreFan1971 · November 12, 2005 6:43AM

Fuzzy thing about Banaszak, my Mom went to high school with him. Crivitz, WI, he was two years ahead of my Mom. I am sure you know my Mom's side of the family. Popp's resort in county X.

Also, he name is pronounced (Ba na sheck). I know he changed they pronounced his name in the pros.

HoofHearted · November 12, 2005 7:16AM

Without a doubt, my most memorable card was this 1962 Topps George Witt. My cousin and I still reminisce about exchanging the "ugliest" card we'd ever seen back and forth in every trade we made...

hh

Stingray · November 12, 2005 7:21AM

1977 Topps Fidrych, he was the biggest thing going on in our area, everyone wanted his rookie card.

Stingray

nearmint · November 12, 2005 7:23AM

FavreFan1971,

I don't know your Mom's family personally, but I know my parents do. I think we went to Popp's for dinner last year when I visited.

I think it was probably the old AFL announcers who changed the pronunciation of Pete's last name. Those Polish names can be tough!

Mike

charliehustle14 · November 12, 2005 7:28AM

When I was 8, I thought this had to be the coolest card ever made. I remember trading some big names to get one in '76.:

-Todd-

Axtell · November 12, 2005 7:43AM

Favorite card then is my favorite card today.

1971 topps baseball #5 thurman munson.

dallasactuary · November 12, 2005 8:57AM

I loved action shots, and I idolized Joe Torre.

meuandthelot · November 12, 2005 9:03AM

1958 #35 Don Mossi
Close second was the elusive 1975 Boog Powell

mudflap02 · November 12, 2005 10:31AM

1988 Topps Steve Lombardozzi!

He was my favorite player for some reason, and I remember meeting him outside old Arlington stadium. He was the last player out of the clubhouse. I remember the look on Kirby Puckett's face when I said "Mr. Puckett, is Steve Lombardozzi in there?" He did a double take and went back in to get him. All the other autograph hounds were long since gone, and it was just myself and good old mom waiting in that parking lot. Sure enough, he came out, Coors Light in hand, gave me a pair of wristbands from the game, and took the picture with the most toothless mudflap one can imagine. If you can imagine an 8 year old kid winning the lottery, that's exactly what the expression on my face looked like. The pic is in storage in TX, but I will scan it as soon as I get back so all you guys can have a good laugh.

kingraider75 · November 12, 2005 10:43AM

1987 Topps Mark McGwire

Downtown1974 · November 12, 2005 10:48AM

The 1985 Topps Don Mattingly was my fave when I started collecting cards.

yawie99 · November 12, 2005 10:52AM

I'm too lazy to scan mine right now, but the '83-84 OPC Oilers Highlights with Gretzky and Messier was always one of my favorites as a kid. Still is. The Donruss San Diego Chicken card has lost some of its charm now that I'm the paragon of maturity, but I always wanted one when I was young.

NewJerseyMeatHook · November 12, 2005 11:40AM

Buccaneer · November 12, 2005 11:42AM

1971 Vida Blue. He was having a phenomenal season (as pretty much a rookie) and as a 11 yr old (in Upstate New York, no less), I was so ecstatic to get his card in a pack that summer. It was a short-term thing since I was not an A's fan but a Reds and Mets fan. I still have that card and it's in my display above my monitor as I type this.

Runner-ups would be the 1970 Roman Gabriel, 1971 Joe Namath and 1972 Willie Mays, as well as a few 1970-71 Basketball that I don't have anymore.

TNP777 · November 12, 2005 1:25PM

hmm - hard to choose. Definitely a 1978 Dodger, probably Lopes, Cey or Garvey.

Geordie

Boopotts · November 12, 2005 1:54PM

Either the 1985 Topps Alvin Davis, the 85 T Dwight Gooden or the 85 D Roger Clemens.

digicat · November 12, 2005 7:33PM

1987 Fleer Will Clark.

He was my hero when I was a kid. I saved up all my lunch money for a few weeks and shelled out $30 to get his card at the local shop. It made all the kids at school go "Ohhh, ahhhh!"

2nd place..
1981 Topps Joe Montana.

I saved up my lunch money for a few months, mowed a bunch of lawns, and washed a bunch of cars to get that card. $200. I never took that to school though, figured I'd get jumped for it if I did!

Edit: This was either in 1989 or 1990.

SDavid · November 12, 2005 11:35PM

Probably the 86 Topps Mattingly. I think I liked that card more than any of his rookies.

dtkk49a · November 13, 2005 12:25AM

For me, it was, and still is, the 1971 Topps Thurman Munson.

ajw · November 13, 2005 12:40AM

<< <i>Probably the 86 Topps Mattingly. I think I liked that card more than any of his rookies. >>

I, too, remember this card. It's a *perfect* action shot of Mattingly. I actually remember being disappointed when the 1987 set came out, specifically because the Mattingly was such a boring card. Mattingly was unquestionably the man back then, even though I was already a Will Clark fan. Mattingly drove the hobby for a few years.

I wouldn't say the 86 Mattingly was my *favorite* card, but I sure do have fond memories of it.

Here's a great scan from ajetfan's registry set. (sorry for the huge size)

rbdjr1 · November 13, 2005 12:47AM

1959 Topps Mickey Mantle, I was 10. Mickey just seemed to sound better in my bike spokes. I was a smart kid! At eleven I traded my whole box of cards for a "killer giant bag of marbles", Wow! Was I happy! I used the marbles later that year with my buddies, "shooting them off" in a corn field with my new sling shot!

edit: You get smarter as you get older!

rbd

Onlypsahockey · November 13, 2005 1:17AM

My hero...

Carried Orr's 68 Topps card with me 24/7....my original would probably grade out PSA -2! LOL

MiniMaster · November 13, 2005 1:38AM

Mudflap & Rbd,

Those are some classic moments, thanks for sharing them.

Seraph · November 13, 2005 2:35AM

what was your favorite card when u were young?

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