1970 article on "Card Collector's Hall of Fame"

[trdcrdkid]

I just found this article by George Vrechek about Irv Lerner's Card Collector's Hall of Fame (and similar schemes). It appeared in SCD in 2011 and is now on the Old Cardboard site. The 1970 and 1971 editions of Who's Who In Card Collecting were the only ones, so the nine collectors mentioned above were the only ones ever inducted. Vrechek's article discusses the selection process and has excerpts from the biographies of the inductees.

http://www.oldbaseball.com/refs/Coll...36_to_1971.pdf

[Leon]

Here ya go......I had to dig to find it....there are a lot more pages but these are most of the first ones...

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I certainly was not around the collecting world in the 50's or 60's but in the 70's I would place the late John England and the still current Gar Miller in my Hall of Fame.

They really helped in every way possible advancing my collecting both with cards and knowledge.

[Leon]

I would add several longtime collectors, who are still doing it, to the list.

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I certainly was not around the collecting world in the 50's or 60's but in the 70's I would place the late John England and the still current Gar Miller in my Hall of Fame.

They really helped in every way possible advancing my collecting both with cards and knowledge.

[TCMA]

I have a copy as well, though I'm not sure what year it's from. Here's a pic of my father's info:

[slidekellyslide]

What's this guy got against 55 Bowman baseball?? That's the best looking Bowman set they ever made IMO.