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Originally Posted by ethicsprof
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barry
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Man, you can't be that old. Or maybe you can. When were you at Davidson?
I'm one of the True Geezers on this board right now -- I'll be 70 in August -- and I love collecting as much as ever. And I'm delighted to see all the responses from people half my age.
For those who study ancient history ...
My first pack was a '48 Leaf, with Ruth on top. I was 6, of course, and wanted nothing to do with old ballplayers, so I traded him for some current player, probably of the Mizell Platt sort. When I finally got a second, he was more expensive.
Best memory -- opening a BOX of 53T hi #s, which I got for my birthday. Including 5 Mays cards.
Ol' Prof