Here's a few of HOF players who later served as coaches or managers...
1954 Topps Earle Combs (Yankees coach)
1951, 1953, 1955 Bowman Lou Boudreau (Red Sox, Athletics manager)
1955 Rodeo Meats Lou Boudreau (Athletics manager)
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969 Topps Al Lopez (White Sox manager)
1985 Topps Yogi Berra (Yankees manager)
1987 Topps Yogi Berra (Astros coach)
1969 Topps Joe Gordon (Royals manager)
2002 Topps Tony Perez (Marlins manager)
1965, 1966 Topps Billy Herman (Red Sox manager)
1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Topps Frank Robinson (Giants, Orioles, Expos, Nationals manager)
1971, 1972, 1978 Topps Bob Lemon (Royals, White Sox manager)
1961 Fleer Ted Williams (he did coach the Red Sox in spring training that year)
In fact, the 1960 and 1961 Fleer sets are loaded with cards of HOF players in later years as coaches and managers
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