1993 Topps, Bo Jackson

Card No. 400

Certainly not the most iconic card in the Bo Jackson library, but it's still one of my favorites....An elite athlete and arguably the greatest two-sport star of all-time....Bo played four years for the NFL's L.A. Raiders (1987-'90) while simultaneously starring for the Royals on the diamond....His '86 Topps Traded rookie is one of the great cards in the hobby's history....His final Topps card appeared in the '95 set as a member of the Angels....Slugged 16 homers in just 284 ABs for the White Sox in 1993.

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1976 Topps, Jerry Hairston

Card No. 391

For Jerry Hairston, playing professional baseball was a family affair....His father, Sam, was a big leaguer, as was his brother (John) and his two sons (Jerry Jr. and Scott)....The Hairston's are one of three three-generation MLB families....This is Jerry's third Topps card; his rookie appeared in the 1974 set....Scott leads the Hairston gang with 16 career Topps cards, while Jerry Jr. has 13....Dad has 'only' 9....Jerry played in just 44 games for the White Sox in 1976, batting .227 with 10 RBIs.

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2005 Topps, Carl Everett

Card No. 407

Topps went a little unorthodox with their 2005 base card design, opting to display the player's last name in large font in the area usually reserved for the team name....Although he seems to be waving goodbye, this isn't Carl Everett's final Topps card--that would come the following year....Everett wore many different uniforms--nine, to be exact--on his Topps cards over the years....His rookie issue was a "#1 Draft Pick" card in the 1991 base set....Carl mashed 23 homers for the White Sox in 2005, his final season in the majors.

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1992 Topps, Frank Thomas

Card No. 555

A case can be made quite easily that this is Frank Thomas' best Topps card in terms of artistic presentation....As you can see, some of the photo choices in the 1992 Topps set are every bit as good as those used in that year's super-premium Stadium Club product....This is one of two horizontally-oriented cards of Frank in the Topps catalog (1997 being the other)....Thomas' iconic "#1 Draft Pick" rookie card can be found in the 1990 set....The Big Hurt established a career high and led the A.L. with 46 doubles during the '92 season.

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