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Originally Posted by BobC
Benny Bengough and Andy Pafko - number 1 cards in two of the most popular sets ever.
Also maybe Ray Chapman - only player ever killed from playing baseball.
Bill Wambsganss - only player to ever have an unassisted triple play in a world series.
John (Jack) Graney - supposedly first ballplayer to become a baseball broadcaster/announcer.
Earle "Greasy" Neale and George Halas - both famous, but not for baseball.
Moonlight Graham - for obvious movie related reasons.
Dave DeBusschere and Danny Ainge - basketball stars.
Jack Kemp - politician. (Strictly football though.)
Johnny Berardino, Chuck Connors, Joe Garagiola and Bob Euker - later on TV or announcer fame?
I'm sure I'm missing others. There are some other TV actors from football I'm forgetting, like Fred Dwyer.
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Excellent point about card #1 in a set having an increased value. Probably mostly due to the "Rubber Band Effect" making it difficult to find those cards in higher grades rather than just notoriety of being number one.
You have a good list of others...have you actually noticed a disproportianate value increase in this list of players (Chapman, Wambsganss, Graney, etc.)?