My most cherished baseball card ties back to the moment I was hit by the collecting bug in the summer of 1959. I came home with my first pack of baseball cards at age 6. I got a Detroit Tigers card of Red Wilson in that pack and mentioned it to my mom, who was cooking in the kitchen. My folks were both teachers - my dad a longtime basketball coach - and we didn't have much extra money with four kids. But when I showed my mom the Red Wilson card, she made a big deal out of it and called out for my dad to come out and see it. He was shaving in the bathroom. They both patted me on the back and acted thrilled that I got a Detroit Tigers card. So I haven't stopped collecting since - setting up at the old Troy Hilton Show in 1972 at age 18... and countless other shows since then.
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