I simply do not understand Modern - Doncic vs Mantle

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

The players' relative rankings are irrelevant? You don't really mean that. Virtually all "iconic" cards feature an all-time great player. Surely that is more than coincidence.

Obviously there is more to an "iconic" card than the status of the player. The set itself plays a part, and there is often a special story surrounding the player, card or set. Not all great players' cards get to be iconic, but the circumstance where the iconic card is of a player not in the pantheon of all-time sports greats is rare.

Nagurski did not make the NFL official all time 100 greatest team. Just sayin. Dutch Clark did though.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Nagurski did not make the NFL official all time 100 greatest team. Just sayin. Dutch Clark did though.

Interesting, what happened there?

Nagurski was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a charter member on September 7, 1963.

Sports Illustrated named Nagurski one of the four greatest athletes in Minnesota state history.

In 1999, he was ranked No. 35 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranking foreign-born player.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Interesting, what happened there?

Nagurski was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a charter member on September 7, 1963.

Sports Illustrated named Nagurski one of the four greatest athletes in Minnesota state history.

In 1999, he was ranked No. 35 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranking foreign-born player.

Al, I don't know. I think a lot of people were surprised he was left off that honorary team.