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Originally Posted by jefferyepayne
Unfortunately, I don't believe there are any football cards of Jim Thorpe produced during his playing days. I always wondered why Spalding or Star Player Candy didn't include him in their set. I know he was well passed his prime by the mid/late 1920s but he was still a huge draw.
There's some vintage cards from after he stopped playing:
1933 Sport Kings
1937 Kellogg's Pep Stamp
1939 Gridiron Greats Ink blotter
1950 Parein Biscuits
1955 Topps All-Americans
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I think the issue was that football was still in its infancy and until the famous Pottsville Maroons victory vs Rockne's college football all-stars it wasn't really on the map. Therefore the lack of professional football card sets and even single player postcards. I still think someday something will show up on eBay.