 |
|
||||||
 |
|
|||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1
11-09-2015, 09:16 PM
|
||||
|
||||
Larry, thanks for the info on the coins - I appreciate it. Have you ever seen one in person?
Ty, you mentioned Motley.... I don't know the "why", but when I look at 48 Bowman, I only see NFL players. 48 Leaf has a mix of NFL players and college players. And 49 Leaf has only NFL players. We never see AAFC (46-49) players in the mainstream sets. It isn't until the leagues merge and the Browns, 49ers, and Colts are absorbed into the NFL that we see cards of Marion Motley, Joe Perry, Y.A. Tittle, etc. as part of the 50 Bowman set. I've asked about this before, and it doesn't seem like there is a lot to collect when it comes to the AAFC. Definitely programs is one thing. I was always disappointed that we never got a card of Spec Sanders. He had a heck of a year in 47. 
|
|
#2
11-09-2015, 10:03 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Great info Dez, the AAFC/NFL split slipped my mind. Thank you.
Last edited by pariah1107; 11-09-2015 at 10:04 PM.
|
|
#3
11-10-2015, 04:15 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
Member of OBC (Old Baseball Cards), the longest running on-line collecting club www.oldbaseball.com
|
|
#4
11-10-2015, 05:30 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Been working on this set on and off for a while. There are some toughies in there but in general you can find them on ebay and at shows. jeff
|
|
#5
11-10-2015, 10:47 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thanks Larry, Jeff, everyone! 48 Topps and the 62 coins were completely off my radar before this thread. Do we think these are the only 5 players? Badnarik, Layne, and Conerly all had cards in the late 40s and early 60s - impressive to be productive in 3 decades.
Ty, glad I could help - the AAFC is one of those things we'll only ever be able to speculate on. The Browns were sure dominant, and went on to either win or compete for NFL titles in the 50s throughout Otto Graham's career. But, we'll never know what the talent drop off was although I think there has been some research done on that - the number of AAFC players to win jobs in the NFL was one measure I recall. I actually think the NFL counts the stats, but the teams don't. There was some discussion on this when Joe Perry's 49er career rushing record was broken. Perry was another guy who was productive in 3 decades as well.
|
 |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| 1955 Topps Trivia Question - Updated with Question #2 | toppcat | Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) | 9 | 01-03-2012 07:51 PM |
Hybrid Mode
