Oldest Card Set With A Living Player

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Posted By: bruce dorskind

As we near the end of another surprising baseball season, I thought it might
be an interesting exercise to determine the oldest card set which contains
a picture of a living player.

For example is there anyone still alive who appeared in th 1933 Tattoo Orbit
set, 1932 US Caramel Set or E-120 American caramel set?

Among the older sets with living players are the 1938 Goudey which sports
Bob Feller and Bobby Doerr

I am sue there are some relatively obscure players who are stll alive. I can not
think of fast way of checking without going through the entire 1933 Goudey
and Tatoo Orbit sets, for example.

Would welcome your comments.


Best,


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: dennis

i think it's bill werber he is in the diamond star set 1934-36

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Posted By: Brian Goldner

Werber and Linus Frey, who i also believe, is still living.

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Posted By: Mark Macrae

Emil Mailho was in the 1932 Zeenut set. He lives about a mile from me

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Posted By: barrysloate

And let's not forget Si Simmons, who turns 111 in three weeks, appears on a postcard of the 1913 Homestead Grays (is it an actual postcard or just a photo of the team?).

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Posted By: James Feagin

Both Frey and Werber appear in the 1934 Goudey set as well.