It's definitely Baseball. Football just doesn't revere its past. Anything outside of the fans living memory is a footnote that few fans recognize. Jim Brown is probably the only player from the 50's or before a majority of football fans will recognize the name of. History and the Hall are a lot less significant. Baseball is rather unique in how it honors its history and that history is considered an important part of the identity of the sport.
EDIT: For vintage football card collectors, this is a great thing. Truly great, important players are mostly cheap still in vintage football cards even with much lower print runs than baseball. There aren't 5, 10, 20 expensive cards in a set, there's 0-1 and most hall of famers carry very modest premiums, if any premium. Bang for buck is really good in vintage football, and makes it a lot of fun to collect.
Last edited by G1911; 01-19-2025 at 01:22 PM.
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