Athletes Who Collectby sfurukawa - 58 cards (Last updated on Feb 12, 2024) |
The seriousness of these collectors vary: Some athletes only have a few of their own RC cards while some are serious enough to have become dealers.
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Pat Neshek is one that jumps into my mind who has a very impressive collection. https://www.beckett.com/news/the-2019-topps-heritage-pat-neshek-is-more-than-an-homage-its-personal/ | ||
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Thanks for the suggestions and the interesting links. Neshek and Roy have been added. | ||
Interview here with the legendary Andre Dawson where he talks about what he collects: | ||
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Rollie Fingers is a collector too, I saw him in Ultimate Sports Card Shop in Vegas. Very nice and cool dude, has an awesome collection.
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Josh Donaldson is pretty big collector from What I've heard back around the time when he won the AL MVP (6-7 years ago). Not sure if he still is. | ||
Kyle McGowin is a collector and the owner of a card store | ||
Georges Laraque owns a card shop in Montreal. https://www.beckett.com/news/georges-laraque-the-unlikeliest-card-shop-owner/ | ||
Former MLB'er Tom Pagnozzi's pastime made it to the back of his 1992 Studio card 1992 Studio #96 Tom Pagnozzi | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com) | ||
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Who is the collector on the 1975 Rookie Catchers card? | ||
Gary Carter | ||
I saw Bobby Bell (former Chiefs LB) selling cards at a card show in the '80s, and I'm pretty sure he was really involved in the hobby. Sadly, he died just yesterday. | ||
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Mr. 'I'm a Hall of Famer regardless of what the pencil necked geeks who never played the game say' himself apparently is or was a collector:
https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/166/cid/76754/1991-Studio-179-Curt-Schilling | ||
MJ Melendez is actively seeking his 1/1 WBC relic autos from 2023 Topps Dynasty. Has promised to fly whoever pulls them out to a game to trade in person | ||
I can't find the exact point in the video, but in this interview, Twins rookie Royce Lewis said that he collects all of his baseball cards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yVchYe7j04 | ||
Former Boston Bruin Dave Reid owned a card shop and was an avid collector even while playing in the NHL. | ||
I appreciate all the member additions to the list. | ||
Mitch Keller and Kebryan Hayes were featured in a recent episode of The Card Life with autos gifted to them by Matt Strahm. | ||
Brandon Marsh was also featured in an episode opening packs with Strahm. | ||
I saw a picture today of Evan Carter (Rangers Rookie OF) buying cards of his former minor league teammate Thomas Saggese at the Dallas Card show. Josh Jung (Rangers 3B) is also a known collector and has a very famous auto in 2023 Heritage where he drew "4-eyed" glasses on his picture along with the auto. | ||
Jonny Brodzinki of the New York Rangers is a collector. |
