1974 was the first year that I collected cards. Being in Georgia, I was a Braves fan and enjoyed watching Hank Aaron chase the Babe's record. The 1974 set did, however, lead me to select an unlikely favorite player: Reggie Jackson. Oakland was probably the farthest team from my home, but the 1974 A's cards intrigued me because the team seemed so different and cool. Most of the players had beards or mustaches and the WHITE SHOES were definitely unusual. Reggie's amazing 1974 card made him the coolest of them all in my 8-year-old mind. Combine this with the awesome Playoff and World Series cards in the set recapping the A's World Series triumph, and I became a hardcore Reggie fan. Still love looking at this set because of the memories that it invokes. What a great time to be a kid!
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Happy Collecting
Ed
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