The Card That Got You Hooked

[unionman66]

Originally Posted by nickedson

The one card that triggered my passion for collecting was a 1959 Topps Red Wilson. He was in the first pack of baseball cards I bought that summer when I was 6-years-old. My mom made such a big deal out of me getting a Detroit Tiger in my first pack of cards that my dad came in from the next room. They were both teachers and my dad was a coach. So sports ran in our blood. But from that summer day in 1959 right through today, I’ve been a collector. And yes, I still have that 1959 Topps Red Wilson.

That's great. My story is similar 14 years later. My first Detroit Tiger was a 1973 Jim Northrup. Don't remember if that was in the first pack of cards I ever got, but he's the first I remember. He became my favorite Tiger. Then he got traded during the '74 season.