1977-78 Sportscaster Card Hoard (911)

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/2/2015

This unique collection of Sportscaster cards includes more than 900 singles from many different categories, ranging from major sports like baseball, football and basketball to equestrian, water sports and cycling. Highlights include: 29 water sports (Spitz, Weissmuller); 124 track & field (Jesse Owens, Jenner); 58 baseball (DiMaggio, Ruth, Ryan, Maris & Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Aaron, The Rules/Aaron, Four Home Runs, Musial, 3000 Hit/Clemente, Brett, Mays, 1927 Yankees); 21 golf (Hogan, Watson, Nicklaus, Snead, World Cup/Nicklaus); 35 tenns (King/Riggs, Connors, Evert, Borg, Navratilova); 39 basketball (Russell, Chamberlain, Baylor, Abdul-Jabbar, Erving); 42 football (Unitas, Brown, Payton, Simpson, Sayers, Grange, 1967 Packers); 47 soccer (Pele); 39 hockey (Howe, Bobby Hull); 71 motorsports (Andretti, Petty, Unser, Yarborough); 45 Beyond Sports (Rocky, Pope Paul VI, Gerald Ford, Black Power Salute); 18 misc. other (Edison, Pearl Harbor, Pony Express); 18 divider cards, 1 "The World of Sports booklet; 8 misc. booklets; 7 flying sports; 34 cycling, 30 misc. ball sports I; 45 misc. ball sports II; 11 misc. ball sports III; 62 combative sports; 32 snow sports; 35 water sports II; 27 other sports; 3 sports from the past; and one green plastic holder issued to store the cards in. Football and basketball singles all range in the EX-NM range, with light handling, while the rest of the group exhibits light water stains from years ago, with some very mildly stained.