1972 Cards That Never Were, HOF Edition...

[chris6net]

The 1972 set is my favorite.
I was always puzzled why the Mets had 11 IA cards and the Giants had 10 and many teams had 5 (no other team had more than 5) while the Orioles,Cardinals,Rangers,Indians, Brewers and Astros had none.
The Orioles and Cardinals had many stars that year.
My only guess is that the photographer for Topps was not available when they came to NY
Bob Barton or George Mitterwald vs Lou Brock and Brooks Robinson just doesn't do it for me.

[paleocards]

Terrific work, so much better than many of the real '72 "In Actions"!

[JollyElm]

Ok, one more to celebrate The Say-Hey Kid's birthday…

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[JollyElm]

This version's probably a little better…

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[Mark70Z]

I like the last version; real cool looking.

[Harliduck]

These are great! Thanks...

I love the 72s for many reasons. I was 9 in 79 and started then, so every once in a while I would have a 72 card surface among friends and it was considered ancient and cool. When I was 10 I got a 72 Mays and I was the coolest kid in the neighborhood. Cost me a wrinkled 76 Babe Ruth (the sporting news card, completely coveted then, haha) and a 78 Reggie Jackson. I'll never forget all the negotiations that went into that trade! Now I love them because it's the last year of the 70's sets before the hair got too whacked out...haha. I was looking through my 76 set last night and some of those hairdo's are unreal and frankly distracting. I think that is one reason I love the 50's and 60's so much...all the players looked nice and clean...no gawdy White Sox uni's...

Anyhow...thanks again for putting these together, love them...

[jchcollins]

Darren, all wonderful stuff.

As a big fan of the regular '72 Ryan (not everyone is...) I dearly wish that your first "Traded" Ryan with him in that old school lower case Angels "a" cap had been a real thing. That is just fantastic. Green sleeves? Ok...I guess nobody in Anaheim in 1972 was probably paying that close of attention anyway!

Thanks!
-John

[Kutcher55]

Awesome work. Funny enough I was just looking at my Yaz '72 In Action today. My only gripe is that the back of these cards is not at all focused on the player, but overall the fronts are great and capture the period well. Keep 'em coming!

[clydepepper]

Too bad you can't transfer these to regulation card stock...I'd be a buyer for several of them.


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[JollyElm]

As one of the millions (I'm sure) of people ecstatic with glee for Gil Hodges' family and the righting of a tremendous Brooklynese wrong, here is a sampling of possible cards from the 1972 set.

Look how a young Nolan Ryan doesn't want to hear a word he's saying...

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[epike3]

These are fantastic - Topps should hire you to create a retro-sub set!
-Ed

[JollyElm]

Ran into a very cool shot of Willie Mays readying to dig in at Shea, with his epic #24 proudly on display, so I said what the heck...

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[chris6net]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

This version's probably a little better…

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Finally get to see Rusty in the 1972 Set!

[bobsbbcards]

Darren,

I want to create a time machine and transport you back to '72 so your creations could have been part of the set. They are freaking awesome.

Bob

P.S. I'd apologize to anyone you know that might miss your present day self.

[1963Topps Set]

Let's revise this thread. Are these cards available to the forum members? Was there a Rusty Staub In Action card?

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Ok, one more to celebrate The Say Hey Kid's birthday…

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Great Work, Darren!

[JollyElm]

Finally found the thread, so I'll bump it for the heck of it...

[brewing]

I love these cards that never were. How I wish Topps would make these with images that fit the time they were released.

[JollyElm]

For no reason whatsoever (well, besides personal enjoyment), I present for everyone's perusal a whole bag of Roberto Clemente In Action cards that never were...

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It is so peculiar that for someone who was known as a king of the outfield, finding color photographs of Roberto wielding the leather is basically an impossible task.