Creating a comprehensive HOF list

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Jimi:

I published a reference book on a very small scale a couple of years ago which basically checklisted all early-to-mid-career "cards" for most members of the BB HOF. The way I approached it was to contact Bob Lemke, editor at the time of the Standard Card Catalogue, and ask for his permission to use the information found in his catalogue. Then I started with page 1 of Lemke's catalogue and worked my way from A-Z of the vintage card sets section (pre-1981) along with creating a master list of each BB HOF member and every time a player appeared in a set, I listed the set information on that player's "checklist". When I had completed all vintage sets in the catalogue, I then sorted the cards listed for each player by earliest year of issue first and basically that's how I compiled my information. Unfortunately, I only have my owner's copy of the book remaining and I no longer have the reference sheets that I used to compile the information. However, I would be happy to assist you in any capacity as I am a big-time BB HOF RC collector and would like to promote this type of collecting to more enthusiasts.