Iconic Player?

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by MCoxon

Iconic is a moving target. There was a time that if you made it to the cover of Life, you had transcended your vocation. But even those who made Life Magazine covers while playing don't necessarily remain popular forever.

Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Nolan Ryan. Each seem to have fallen out of favor with baseball card collectors recently, but were extremely iconic in their time and place (ie, in Boston, and nationally in the late 80s/90s for Ryan). Williams and Yaz both were on the cover of Life.

Fallen out of favor??? What makes you say that?

[Johnny630]

Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore

[MCoxon]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

Fallen out of favor??? What makes you say that?

Just my sense

1) no one on the thread mentioned those 3.

2) Ryan. When I was younger in the 80s/90s Ryan was very iconic; several of his cards (except rookie) seem to be declining in value

3) Yaz. I wrote a thread earlier. In the late 80s just after he retired, per Contemporary Beckett guides, his card prices were on par with Koufax and Aaron, and his 1971 card was valued higher than all but 2-3. Now, his cards are worth relatively a lot less

4). Williams. I have bought several cards under SMR Lately. He doesn't have the cache, at least on these boards, relative to his heyday.