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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Campy played a huge role in integrating baseball and was a great ball player. Unfortunately all was overshadowed by his terrible accident.
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Oh, absolutely. It was more of a comment of how much more respect he had then in the hobby, as compared to now. Guy won 3 MVP’s, was the dominant catcher in his league for nearly a decade, and was a star in the Negro Leagues for years, before getting his late start in the MLB.
Despite his resume, outside of a few key cards, most of his cards can be had at Mid-tier HOF’er prices.
That guide just proves, he used to be much more appreciated by collectors. I was doing shows back in the late 80’s, and I remember collectors treating Campy with almost the same reverence as Jackie. Not so much today.