Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    > ... every kids idol!
    
    Not mine, what a bum! 
    
    My favorite card: 1953 Topps Monty Irvin ... every kid's idol :-)

    Ed

    1969 Jerry Grote ...it was the last card I needed back then to complete
                        the set.
    
    	Scott

    Another:
    
    	1954 Topps Wally Moon, makes the Duke look like he plucks his
	eyebrows.
    
    Ed

    The 1954 O'Brien twins card. I had it when I was a kid, lost it,
    then won a new one through an auction last year.  That bright orange
    background and TWO players for the price of one!

    
    The '88 Baseball Legends card of Mark Fidyrch is my favorite.  He's
    standing straight up on the mound before his windup.  The infield grass
    around the pitcher's mound is a beautiful emerald green.  Reminds me of
    a perfect summer day, when the livin' is easy.  I don't think I've ever 
    seen a full-length head-to-toe baseball card player picture like this 
    before.  He thrilled us for a few seasons and went back home to work on
    a farm.  - Jim
    

    On a sadder note, this morning's Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported,
    on it's obituary page, the passing of Mark Fidyrch's mother.  I believe
    she was in her early 60's, and may have suffered from lung cancer.
    
    No mention was made of Mark's professional baseball career; just the
    usual "she leaves a son, Mark, of Northboro, 2 daughters..."

    I read a story about "THE BIRD" a couple of months ago that stated
    he was playing ball again.  Softball that is, pitching for a team
    in the Marlboro area.  I guess you never get it out of your system,
    like baseball cards.

    
    1956 Topps Don Mossi----whew those ears
    
    1971 Topps Thurman Munson----great actoin shot
    
    1958 Topps Mantle & Aaron----two great sluggers

    1971 Topps World Series Game 5(??) B. Robby Commits Robbery!
         Brooks Robinson after dive -- nice action shot
    
    1977 Topps Carlton Fisk -- another action shot (Fisk blocking the
         plate)
    
    1957 Topps Brooks Robinson -- what a geek! (Amazing he turned out
         such a great player and nice guy.)

    Some of my favorites are:
    
    1956 Clemente - great photo of a handsome man and one of the most
    colorful backgrounds I've seen.
    
    1961 Snider - just a beautiful card of a great, aging hitter with
    silver hair.
    
    1961 Clemente - another excellent photo.  Some I've seen are too green
    but this is a nice card.
    
    1954 Mays - great face, terrific set.
    
    1971 Yaz - good photo of an intense pose.
    
    Mike (anyone have a nice 71 Yaz to trade?)

    My favorite card is 1953T Mickey Mantle.  I like it because of the art
    work, and because of the close up picture.  It also appears larger than
    most baseball cards.  I also like it because the original art work
    went for $121K at a recent New York Auction this past summer.  So when
    I walk into a Marriot Sports lounge and see it sitting there, I'll be
    able to say I own one of the original BB cards produced from that
    print.  
         Rick

    Do you have a favorite card or cards. If so tell who, type of card,
    year, and why you like it.
    
    
    		Ben
    
    

    This one's easy.  My favorite card hands down has to be from the
    '62 Topps set titled "The Slugging Stars" (?), card # 18.  This card
    is a nice shot of Mantle and Mays taken during the last All-Star
    game at Fenway in 1961 (one of two All-Star games that year) in 
    front of the green monster.  The woodgrain borders from the set
    add to the appearance of this card.     

    -Dan

	My favorite card is the 1955 Topps Harry Agganis, for a number of
	reasons.  From a purely collector standpoint, I like the card because
        it was his rookie card, it was his only card, and he was a local
        high school (Lynn Classical) and college (BU) star who went on
	to play for the Red Sox. 

	But the main reason the card is my favorite is that, as a boy growing
	up in Lynn, Harry Agganis was my hero.  He was everything that a young
	boy aspired to.  Not only was he an outstanding athlete, but he was
	extremely popular and never let his successes go to his head.

	I was fortunate enough to meet Harry several times (he was my best
	friend's uncle).  Though I was only 8-years old, I still remember him
        arriving at my friend's house in his new baby-blue Lincoln Continental,
	getting out and giving all the kids who gathered around him his pocket
	change, and taking a few minutes to toss the ball around.

	I'll also never forget the day we heard about Harry's unexpected death,
	and how me and my father cried when we heard the news.

	Harry was quite a guy.

    Seeing as though most of my collection is basketball cards, my favorite
    card is a basketball card: 73-74 Julius Erving (Erving's second year
    card).
    
    That was the first year that I really collected, I bought as many packs
    as I could every week, and traded with friends til I eventually got the
    set.
    
    The card has a nice blue frame since the doc was an ABA all-star that
    year. The picture is of him spinning a ball in his warmup sweats as a
    member of the Virginia Squires. 
    
    Erving was in his prime, more exciting than anything in the NBA at that
    point, simply the best.
    
    -dennis

    
    	My favorite card is the 76 Topps Oscar Gamble traded card. It's 
        pretty funny looking. He has a HUGE afro. 
    
    
    								Wally

    Does anybody else think that Lemke will crawl out of the commons bin
    for a couple of months?

    
    Probably for more than a couple of months, seems like the W.S.
    spotlight has a big effect on cards. Look at Avery and Knobluach, for
    that matter have you checked out the price on the '88 fleer Gant rc
    
    $6.50 I believe
    
    
    Jim

    I have a lot of "favorite" cards, like a Gretz rookie, Joe rookie, and
    Willie Mays rookie (though not "mint'), but one of my favorite cards is
    the 91 UD football Bob Golic.  Looking at that card tells you this is
    one mean (or tough) mother......
    
    Dick