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It would have been interesting whether Jackie would be as celebrated if guys in other sports had integrated first. Who knows.
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I bought the 57 Lloyd and Clifton for around 20 a piece, and my Kenny Washington 48 Leaf would likely grade a 4-5 and if I paid 25 I would be shocked. These have all jumped astronomically in the past 5-6 years from those prices. The only one of the barrier breakers that has not moved much is Willie O'Ree. I have 3 BeeHives, but I think the non-traditional format of those holds them back. I see high ebay museum list prices, but I likely paid between 5-10 bucks for mine on auction listings.
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O'Rea if memory serves has a virtually non-existent minor league card or exhibit?
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I wouldn't consider the QHL card as the RC, although some may. Honestly though, I would agree that's a needle in a haystack. I have never seen one outside of a book or on the net.
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Willie O'Ree
Willie O'Ree has a card that is earlier than the Beehive Photo. It is from a 1956-57 Quebec Aces Team Issue set issued by Pollack. One of my favorite cards in my collection.
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Major League Baseball celebrates Robinson every year on April 15 -- the date in 1947 when he broke baseball's longstanding color barrier. But March 21 comes and goes every year without anyone pausing to remember that Washington broke the NFL's modern-era color barrier as a member of the Los Angeles Rams on that date in 1946 -- a full year before Robinson's milestone. https://www.nfl.com/news/forgotten-h...000d5d827061c3 |
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If you are talking black sports groundbreakers, don't forget The Brown Bomber. Heavyweight champ 1937-1949:
Or The Galveston Giant, whose title reign (1909-15) led to the de facto color barrier that Louis broke: Wendell Scott integrated NASCAR
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How about the first black football player to be drafted by the NFL, George Taliaferro. Here are my autographed cards from each year of his career.
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