If you read the info on the back of Elton's cards, you will see his birthplace listed as "Cortland, NY". That is incorrect. His birthplace is Cordlandt, NY. The "T" on the end makes all the difference. Cortland is a city in upstate NY, Cortlandt (with the T) is on the outskirts of Peekskill NY in Westchester county. Peekskill's main hospital is in actuality, in Cortdlandt.
How do I know this?
My family is from Peekskill, and many of my relatives were born in the same hospital Elton was! We moved away before I was born, or else I would have been born there as well.
It should come as no surprise that Elton is my all-time favorite NBA player I've been following his career since he was in high school, as we would occsionally be able to get the Peekskill paper in the 90s. His quality playing ability and even better personality has cemented his status as my favorite, more than just the classic "Local boy makes good" story that everyone loves and some people are lucky enough to experience.
VERY slow trading due to health problems. Not transferrable so safe to trade with, just moving is painful and can't always access the cards.
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