Any Mattel Instant Replay Fans Out There?

[laughlinfan]

I'm wondering if the few extras are really part of the Sport Challenge series?

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by laughlinfan

I'm wondering if the few extras are really part of the Sport Challenge series?

Hey Marty:

Good memory! There was a Maris/RuthSports Challange Record on ebay back in January. Photo is gone, but here is the listing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310803253082...082%26_rdc%3D1

But I still have to wonder why PSA had the three Larry has not seen listed in the set Composition with the other "regular" records.

Fred

[Exhibitman]

I haven't seen any single-sided [black] hockey disks. Anyone who has one please post it.

The Esposito brothers, Howe and Mahovlich were issued together two-sided in a single blister pack designated "Hockey Stars 1"



The Frazier disk does look like Norton but it also looks like Frazier in the era:



More to the point, Norton hadn't really accomplished anything by 1971 while Frazier had defied all expectations by dropping Ali in their first fight and winning a decision.

The Sugar Ray is most definitely him:

[laughlinfan]

Hey Fred!

I am wondering if they just classified both the player sets and the Sports Challenge discs as "1971 Mattel Instant Replay" without distinguishing them. Seems as though PSA's heart may not have been into this set, since they stopped grading it!

From your list, I suspect the Clemente, Koufax and Maris in the baseball section, and the Bill Russell in the basketball are all really from the SC series. I think I saw a listing on eBay for the Russell several years ago and if I recall correctly it was a double sided Sports Challenge disc.