Observations while hunting for a Ryan rookie....

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

If you asked anyone what their top ten most iconic baseball cards are between 1950 and 1990 this card would be a lock to be on the list IMO. The Seaver RC, although considerably more scarce, would simply not be on that list.

Agreed. When I was 13, the Ryan RC was every kid's dream card. I still remember the first copy I had as a young adult, because I remember thinking I would never own it. But I'm also old enough to remember when I first started collecting - and Tom Seaver was still active and was held in way higher regard than Nolan Ryan. It's just crazy to me how that changed over the last 35-ish years or so.

Another who hasn't necessarily aged well per se is Joe DiMaggio. When I was a kid he was routinely mentioned in top 10 lists, etc. Not so much today. Certainly in his prime though in the 1940's - he was one of the single most popular Americans, not just ballplayers.