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A left-handed pitcher, he spent 10 seasons with the Boston Red Sox before joining the Montreal Expos in 1979. He won 119 games in the major leagues, made the 1973 All-Star team and won 17 games in three consecutive seasons from 1973 to 1975. Known for his outspoken personality and unusual “Space…

Known for his unusual pitching rituals, from chewing black liquorice to leaping over the foul line to avoid stepping on it. After struggling early in his career, Turk Wendell became one of the Chicago Cubs’ most reliable relievers, recording 18 saves and a 2.84 ERA in 1996. #mlb #baseball…

He was a three-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro, finishing his NFL career with 7,414 receiving yards and 71 touchdown catches. He also returned three punts for touchdowns across the 1967 and 1968 seasons. His speed changed how teams defended the pass, helping push the NFL towards zone…

His father controlled his diet and training from infancy, determined to create the perfect quarterback. He became one of the top prospects in the country and was selected 24th overall in the 1991 NFL Draft. But struggles with substance abuse derailed his career, and he played just eight games in…

As a player with the Dallas Cowboys, he won Super Bowl VI. As an assistant coach, he helped Dallas win Super Bowl XII. Then he led the Chicago Bears to victory as head coach in Super Bowl XX. Only one other person in NFL history has achieved the same feat. In 2025, a PSA 9 1962 Topps Mike Ditka…

In 1991, Bertrand Gachot was jailed after spraying a London taxi driver with CS gas. Jordan needed a replacement for the Belgian Grand Prix, giving a 22-year-old German his Formula 1 debut. He qualified seventh, retired with a clutch problem, then signed for Benetton at the next race. Michael…

In 1990, Pro Set accidentally printed a football card that looked far more explicit than intended. The angle of Fred Marion's belt created an unfortunate illusion, and the card became one of the strangest errors in football card history. Pro Set corrected the mistake, but collectors still hunt for…

He became the youngest MVP in NBA history at just 22 years old. Then, one year later, he tore his ACL and missed an entire season. Another knee injury followed, leaving many questioning whether he could ever return to his best. Then, on Halloween night in 2018, Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50…

He walked into an NFL tryout as a 30-year-old bartender and teacher with no college football experience. He made the Philadelphia Eagles, became a Special Teams Captain and Eagles Man of the Year, and played three seasons in the NFL. Vince Papale's story later inspired the movie Invincible…

Leonard Garcia never played a single game in the Major Leagues, but somehow his photo was used on trading card. The mistake was never corrected. Topps accidentally put the team bat boy on a MLB Aurelio Rodriguez’s 1969 rookie card. #mlb #baseball #baseballcards #sportscards #baseballlife

At just 5'3", he was told he was too small to ever play professional basketball. Muggsy Bogues ignored the doubters, was selected 12th overall in the NBA Draft, and went on to play 14 seasons in the NBA. #nba #basketball #basketballcards #sportscards #sportsnews

Standing 6'10", his fastball could reach over 100 mph. He went on to win five Cy Young Awards, strike out 4,875 batters, win a World Series and become a Hall of Famer. But, Randy Johnson's most iconic moment may be the day a bird flew directly into the path of his fastball.#mlb #baseball…

Upper Deck accidentally flipped the photo of a two-time MVP, making the right-handed Dale Murphy look like a leftie. They rushed to correct the mistake, but collectors had already pulled the error card. Only around 2% were printed with the reversed image, turning a printing mistake into one of the…

He could have signed with almost any NFL team. Instead, he believed God was calling him to Green Bay. He signed a record-breaking $17 million contract with the Packers, then helped transform their defence. Four years later, Reggie White recorded three sacks in Super Bowl XXXI as Green Bay won its…

He had no major college offers coming out of high school. He attended Reedley College, a junior college in California, before transferring to the University of Wyoming. In two seasons at Wyoming, he threw for over 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns. In 2018, he was selected 7th overall by the Buffalo…

He lost his scholarship, went to jail, and fell all the way to the 21st pick in the NFL Draft. Then Randy Moss caught 17 touchdowns as a rookie and became one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history. 156 career touchdowns. Six Pro Bowls. Four First-Team All-Pros. #nfl #nflfootball…

He went from working on a farm in Kansas to catching a touchdown in the Super Bowl. Then he tore his ACL and missed an entire season. He came back with 97 catches, 1,257 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns, winning NFL Comeback Player of the Year. After 11 seasons in the NFL, Jordy Nelson…

He went from bank robber, to children's author, to allegedly running a $2 million trading card fraud scheme. Anthony Curcio sold cards with fake PSA grades, making lower-grade cards appear to be PSA 9s or 10s. #thehobby #sportscards #baseballcards #basketballcards #footballcards

At 13, he was a promising 400m freestyle swimmer with Olympic ambitions. Then Hurricane Hugo destroyed St. Croix’s only Olympic-sized pool, and his fear of sharks made ocean training almost impossible. After losing his mother just months later, he turned to basketball. 19 seasons. 26,496 points…

From heavyweight champion of the world to over 400 pounds, addicted to drugs and alcohol. He disappeared from boxing for 924 days. Then Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder to become heavyweight champion again, completing one of the greatest comebacks in boxing history. #boxing #fighting #tysonfury…

Topps accidentally put the wrong player on Carlos Beltrán’s rookie card. In 1995, they switched the photos of two young Royals prospects, meaning Beltrán’s card actually featured Juan LeBron. Beltrán went on to become a nine-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner, 1999 AL Rookie of the Year…

Shaq doesn’t ever get enough hobby love out there but recently he has you think this trend is going to continue and are you adding any of shack to your PC? #nba #basketball #basketballcards #sportscards #sportscardsinvesting

Topps accidentally put a 14-year-old kid on a Major League Baseball card. Thousands of copies were printed before anyone realised the mistake, and Topps never corrected it. Gary Pettis went on to play 11 MLB seasons and win five Gold Gloves. But his most famous card doesn’t actually show him. #mlb…

It’s normally baseball and baseball cards that go hand-in-hand but today it was Pokémon and baseball and the combo couldn’t have been better. #mlb #pokemon #baseball #milwaukeebrewers

Upper Deck took a massive gamble with their very first baseball card. They put a 19-year-old minor leaguer on it before he'd even played an MLB game. Then he became an immediate All-Star. Even the photo was fake, digitally altering his minor-league uniform before Photoshop existed. That gamble…

A $125 UFC hobby box contains a card that only exists once in the world. A 1-of-1 Trump autograph featuring the actual Freedom 250 patch from the suit he wore at the White House. The boxes sold out in just 12 minutes, and Dana White has put a $250,000 bounty on the card. #ufc #trump #sportscards…

He finally got the chance to be the star after Michael Jordan retired. Then, with 1.8 seconds left in a playoff game, Phil Jackson drew up the final shot for someone else. He refused to take the court. Toni Kukoč hit the game-winner. Despite the controversy, Scottie Pippen went on to win three…

He played 641 MLB games, stole 186 bases, hit .263, and even reached the World Series. Two Super Bowls. 53 interceptions. A Hall of Fame career. Deion Sanders was Prime Time in two different sports. #nfl #sportscards #footballcards #nflfootball #deionsanders

After spending nine seasons dominating Japanese baseball, he arrived in Major League Baseball with plenty of doubters. Ichiro Suzuki answered them by winning both American League Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season, before setting the single-season MLB record with 262 hits. #mlb…

His mother had one rule growing up: "Books before basketball" Then they said he was too smart to make it as a professional basketball player. Instead, Jaylen Brown became an NBA champion, Finals MVP, and signed the richest contract in NBA history at the time... all while pursuing interests in…