Completed my childhood set build - 40 years on

[jingram058]

I personally feel that the 1960 Topps Mickey Mantle is his best card ever. Just a beautiful card. In fact, the whole set is gorgeous. There is just something about this set that separates the wheat from the chaff, as they say...the horizontal layout, the color closeup and the b/w full length photos, the cool looking alternating colors of the letters of the ballplayers names. Just beautifully done by Topps.

Your back story is one of the best I have ever read. Many, many congratulations!

[RayBShotz]

Congratulations on the childhood set completion.
I really need to circle back and check to see what I still need from my childhood 69T set.
RayB

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by jingram058

In fact, the whole set is gorgeous. There is just something about this set that separates the wheat from the chaff, as they say...the horizontal layout, the color closeup and the b/w full length photos, the cool looking alternating colors of the letters of the ballplayers names. Just beautifully done by Topps.

The 1960 set really grew on me. It stands out for all the reasons you state. And the backs of the cards are also great - the color layout, the season highlights, etc.

All in all, one of Topps' best.

[obiwan1129]

Related to drinking with Larsen, in the 80's Billy Martin tried to pick up my aunt at a hotel bar while she was waiting for my uncle to come down. He bought her a drink and she politely mentioned she was waiting for her husband to come down. My uncle shows up and sees Billy Martin chatting up my aunt. He looks over and realizes next to Billy is Mickey Mantle and I think, Whitey Ford, it's been a while since I heard the story. They all sit down and knock back a few drinks together.

As they are having a few, Mickey keeps getting calls at the hotel bar. Apparently there was some function/event that he was supposed to be at and he decided to just go ahead and blow it off.

[tombocombo]

Great work!