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Originally Posted by JollyElm

I loved the All Star cards. When you opened a pack and saw that extra strip of color there, you knew you had someone good!! These are three of my favorites:

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Can anyone say psychopath???

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On August 2 of that year we lost Thurman Munson. This card will always have a big place in my heart.

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I too always have loved the all star cards from the 50s, 60s and 70s. They were always my favorite cards to collect from each set it seemed.

I was also fortunate enough to see his last game as his Yankees pummeled by White Sox 9 - 1. I could remember a couple days later looking at the Sun Times and Chicago Tribune and reading the story on his tragic death.