45 Years Ago Today! Hank Hits #715!!

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Wow, Great moment in the game

still remember that 74T card #1 coming out and saying - What the hell is that !....didn't seem like a real card...., was confused how it looked like some type of insert or special card..didn't like it at all

I remember getting that card in a pack and also being surprised, but having the opposite reaction -- thinking it was very cool and a very special card. Also thought the "Hank Aaron Special" cards that followed it in the set were a great idea.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

I remember getting that card in a pack and also being surprised, but having the opposite reaction -- thinking it was very cool and a very special card. Also thought the "Hank Aaron Special" cards that followed it in the set were a great idea.

That is still one of my favorite Topps cards! #1 1974 Topps with Aaron.

In my book, Hank is still the HR king. Not to bash Barry Bonds, but why can't he just admit what everyone knows - he was an incredibly talented PED user. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have broke Hanks record without the juice, but he most likely would have been the only 500HR/500SB guy which is pretty special in itself.

[Klrdds]

Here's my Hank Aaron Sports Illustrated #715 poster framed and matted on the wall in my baseball room. Not the most valuable or rarest item in my collection but certainly one that I love and get asked many times how I got it. Well in 1989-1990 a friend of mine bought out the contents of a collectibles store and called me and said he had a box of 100 of these posters rolled and wrapped in clear plastic holders from Sports Illustrated and did i want them for $1.00 a poster . I immediately bought them and called my autograph partner and we decided to sell 10 posters for $20.00 each and they sold in one show. So we arranged through our contact to have Hank Aaron sign the remaining 90 along with our 100 Ron Lewis 500 HR posters for the unheard of price of $25.00 per poster. We had the remaining 90 SI 715 posters signed and agreed to sell all but 20 ( keeping 10 for each of us). We had 20 plain signed for sale. 30 mounted on foam core board , and 20 framed and matted. We sold all the signed posters of the HR # 715 within 1 year.
It's the only poster size image I have seen of this view and the baseball in sight and circled . Again it's one of my favorite pieces.