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warshawlawI have a few, guys I collect everything on: Al Rosen, Lefty O'Doul, Harry Heilmann.
I started with Rosen because he was a fairly contemporary Jewish player who had some great years and had a lot of nice cards that were relatively inexpensive.
O'Doul became a fascination when I realized that he had the highest BA of all eligible non-HOFers. Then I read a bio of him and really got hooked.
Heilmann has become somewhat of an obsession lately. I had one crappy condition exhibit of his, used the image to advocate a split grip batting style for my then 4 year old, and then got several more of his cards.