G.O.A.T.s in miscellaneous sports

[darwinbulldog]

Haha, no. One of my grandfather's cousins was a bowling pro, so he'd probably be miffed at the oversight, but I haven't gotten to that one yet. I think I have rookie cards for about half of the people on my list, but I've never taken a picture of the group.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Haha, no. One of my grandfather's cousins was a bowling pro, so he'd probably be miffed at the oversight, but I haven't gotten to that one yet. I think I have rookie cards for about half of the people on my list, but I've never taken a picture of the group.

I'd love to see pics, as you might have guessed I have similar interests.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I'd love to see pics, as you might have guessed I have similar interests.

I'd be happy to post some pictures, but it probably won't be before next week.

[darwinbulldog]

Here's a bunch of them.

[darwinbulldog]

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Nice selection. What is the Roy Emerson?

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Nice selection. What is the Roy Emerson?

Yeah, very little info on the internet about those. Bajonett Serien Samlarbild Sportens Stora translates from the Swedish as Bayonet Series Trading Cards [of] Sports Greats.

There was a Cassius Clay from the same set that sold on eBay a few months ago. As far as I can tell, they were produced as some sort of cross-promotion with a series of Swedish comic books on military history. Why sports cards with military history? I guess it's just the same target demographic (Swedish boys of the 1960s; I like to think Bjorn Borg once collected them). The comic book series seems to have run from 1967-1973, but the few times I have seen the sports cards come up for sale they were always listed as 1965 Bajonett Serien. If that is correct then I guess it is his rookie card; if it's actually from 1967 or later, as seems likely, then I believe he has at least one earlier card (from 1966).