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Originally Posted by G1911
Wondering how many people alive even could have seen a T206 player. I think the last was Eddie Collins who played until 1930 before finally stopping making an occasional appearance. Charley O’Leary had a stunt appearance in 1934. Everyone with direct memories of T206 players playing is almost certainly gone, but there aren’t that many left who were even alive when the last of them were active.
I believe the last living member of the set was Rube Marquard who died in 1980. Chet Hoff from T207 passed away in 1998 and was, I think, the last ATC subject alive, baseball or non baseball.
Maybe when the last of the 1930’s babies passes away demand for T206 will collapse and I can build the set without winning the lottery.
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Father of a friend died last year at 104, so he would've been 13 for Collins last game.