Player Collectors: Why?

[Exhibitman]

For those of you who collect single players, why that/those player(s)?

I actively collect three, plus a bonus:

Lefty O'Doul: Great back story, seemed to be a great guy, lots of cards from my favorite era.

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Benny Leonard: The greatest of all Jewish fighters, great guy, lots of cards from my favorite era.

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Joe Louis: IMO nudges out Ali as the greatest heavyweight of all time (Sugar Ray Robinson is the GOAT pound for pound--Mayweather isn't fit to sniff his crap). Astounding story to his life, lots of really difficult items to collect.

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneouscards/websize/1939%20Louis%20Scrapbook.jpg

Julie Newmar: Schwing!

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[nameless]

John L. Sullivan - Cool story from where I live!
William Muldoon - Cool story! Served his country and was just a badass mofo!

I have a few others which tend to rotate but these two are always consistent.
Thanks,

[Leon]

I picked up the Nixie Callahan estate Horner Composite and then some other cards of him, just for fun...

[Jim VB]

I picked up the Nixie Callahan estate Horner Composite and then some other cards of him, just for fun...

Leon,

I have Nixie Callahan's great-great-grandson holding on line 2!

[Robextend]

Rube Waddell: My favorite sports character of all time!

http://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/prewar1/rubewaddell

[Leon]

Leon,

I have Nixie Callahan's great-great-grandson holding on line 2!

Can you just have him email me his address?...We can skip all of the in between feel good stuff and just get to the chase :D.

[David W]

Not vintage, but I collect Lou Brock as I am a Cardinal fan, and he was my favorite player growing up.

[Irwin Fletcher]

I collect Arky Vaughan cards and memorabilia. I think he's the second best shortstop of all time, but, somehow, he's still terribly underrated. Also, his early retirement and tragic death are interesting aspects of his life story.

[jcmtiger]

Ty Cobb, who else?

[John V]

...who played, coached and started his bat company here in Columbia. After 2 cards, the rest of the fun is in hunting memorabilia.

[David Atkatz]

Because.

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[Vintagecatcher]

In short, interesting players that have nice variety of "types" are fun to collect.

Patrick

[ethicsprof]

memories.
very minor for me since i focus on one card per type 1900-1936.

still, the only multiples i 'collect' are cards of my boyhood favorites from the late 50's and early 60's---Runnels is in the lead presently

[Harford20]

As a career soldier, a baseball player in my younger days, and an avid fan now, I have been collecting those "soldier players" from the past. Currently, Ted Williams and Christy Mathewson are my focus.

Dave

[laughlinfan]

Went to my high school some 74 years before me. My first baseball game when I was 7 was on Hugh Bedient field...

[Zan]

Lots of variation in the stuff I am able to get, from main stream releases to premiums, to oddball cards, and even some foreign cards.

Just a small reason really, the larger ones are that we share a heritage and a position (while I was still in my baseball days)

Brian

[ValKehl]

Pete Runnels & Mickey Vernon - My childhood favorites.

Walter Johnson & Sam Rice - Greatest Senators' pitcher & position player.

Eppa Rixey - Fellow native Virginian and Wahoo.

Val