Rare 1922 Thorpe RPPC Postcard emerges from Shadows

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Upper right ... also Pop Warner two rows down as a bonus !


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[jefferyepayne]

Unfortunately, I don't believe there are any football cards of Jim Thorpe produced during his playing days. I always wondered why Spalding or Star Player Candy didn't include him in their set. I know he was well passed his prime by the mid/late 1920s but he was still a huge draw.

There's some vintage cards from after he stopped playing:

1933 Sport Kings
1937 Kellogg's Pep Stamp
1939 Gridiron Greats Ink blotter
1950 Parein Biscuits
1955 Topps All-Americans

jeff

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Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Unfortunately, I don't believe there are any football cards of Jim Thorpe produced during his playing days. I always wondered why Spalding or Star Player Candy didn't include him in their set. I know he was well passed his prime by the mid/late 1920s but he was still a huge draw.

There's some vintage cards from after he stopped playing:

1933 Sport Kings
1937 Kellogg's Pep Stamp
1939 Gridiron Greats Ink blotter
1950 Parein Biscuits
1955 Topps All-Americans

jeff

Jeff-
I think the issue was that football was still in its infancy and until the famous Pottsville Maroons victory vs Rockne's college football all-stars it wasn't really on the map. Therefore the lack of professional football card sets and even single player postcards. I still think someday something will show up on eBay.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by clamendo

Jeff-
I think the issue was that football was still in its infancy and until the famous Pottsville Maroons victory vs Rockne's college football all-stars it wasn't really on the map. Therefore the lack of professional football card sets and even single player postcards. I still think someday something will show up on eBay.

No doubt, Carl. But I think if you're are Spalding or Dockman and you want people to buy your cards, you gotta include Thorpe! Grange, Friedman, Nevers, Driscoll, Sternaman, etc. are all in at least one of these sets.

jeff

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Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

No doubt, Carl. But I think if you're are Spalding or Dockman and you want people to buy your cards, you gotta include Thorpe! Grange, Friedman, Nevers, Driscoll, Sternaman, etc. are all in at least one of these sets.



jeff

Good point. I've seen the 1925 Spaulding promo sheet and he wasn't on there?

Another interest fact is besides the 1st halftime shows ... the Oorang's started the 1st training camp. It seems many attributed Thorpe's stamina to hunting. I had a discussion with my Daughter's boyfriend. There are still people today that hunt with dogs in the mountains and tough terrain, but they have a RF/GPS tag in today's world. In order for Thorpe to keep up with those Airedale's he had to be extremely fast and agile. Reminds me of Rocky Balboa trying to catch those Chickens as part of training. An Airedale is #9 out of the top 20 fastest dog breeds.


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