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mrmopar

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I have always been fascinated with oddball issues and this issue never got the respect it deserves. Much like the 2 decade earlier multi-sport Sportscaster card issue, this was a through the mail subscription series as well. Like Sportscasters, it seems it didn't last much past a few years before production ceased. With both issues, a size factor probably lead to their early demise, as collectors just don't seem to embrace much of anything outside of the standard 25" x 3.5" card dimension.

http://1978theyearitallbegan.blogspot.com/2011/12/sports-heroes-feats-facts.html

I wrote a blog entry about this issue several years ago and just recently dug out my duplicates, which prompted me to buy several more binders full. I have just finished going through the new pick-ups, adding any new variations and upgrading a few that were worn or damaged. I have a renewed interest in these, but it seems information is not out there and getting new ones is difficult unless I buy in bulk and take a chance that there will be a few I need. There are plenty for sale, in single and binder format. They are typically not very expensive either, probably again due to the size. It often costs more than it's worth to buy singles and bulk binder lots though.

As these don't get much press, there may be a few collections hidden out there, unknown to anyone but the owner, but I am going to go out on a limb and say I may have the most comprehensive collection of these out there. Yet, I still have numerous gaps in my checklists. I would love to find a complete checklist and perhaps even a few collectors out there who share the same passion for this odd issue so we can compare notes and maybe even trade.

I just wanted to get this back out to refresh people's minds to this issue and to point out to advanced collectors that there may be a gold mine of new variations for you to chase if your player is in the set and you have none or only one version.

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mrmopar

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I just scrubbed eBay and the internet for the missing numbers. I did pretty well, but still missing a few. If anyone knows who these are please let me know:

Baseball:

109
114
117
124
127
134
138

Football:

118

Basketball:

107
128

All Sports:

67
68
71
74
79
107

Poster Pages:

57
61
62
64
68
80

also need the following, but have not tried to find them online. Most people are only selling the player pages individually and these have a variety of subjects on them:

Greatest Moments:

75
76
77
80
83
84
87
88
89
90
92
94
111
113
115
119

Bloopers & Trivia:

72
74
77
78
79
80
83
84
86
87
89
92
108
110
112
114

Record Book:

73
74
78
79
80
81
83
84
87
88
90
94
108
109
112
114
 

mrmopar

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Mainly posting to preserve the work of creating a complete waitlist. These items get no hobby love, so I don't expect any help. Asterisk (*) means I don't know who or what the card depicts and thus obviously do not have it. In addition to any card marked (*), the rest I need outright or need a better condition upgrade.

Baseball - 109*, 111, 114*, 116, 117*, 121, 122, 124*, 127*, 131, 134*, 138*, 166, 172
Football - 109, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118*, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 146, 153, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 174
Basketball - 104, 107*, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 118, 122, 123, 124, 128*, 143, 145, 147, 150
All Sports - 62, 66, 67*, 68*, 69, 71*, 72, 73, 74*, 76, 78, 79*, 80, 81, 83, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107*, 108, 109, 112, 114
Poster Pages - 56, 57*, 61*, 62*, 64*, 67, 68*, 70, 72, 80*, 82, 84, 85, 86
Greatest Moments - 75*, 76*, 77*, 80*, 81, 82, 83*, 84*, 87*, 88*, 89*, 90*, 92*, 94*, 111*, 113*, 115*, 117, 119*, 120, 121, 122
Bloopers & Trivia - 72*, 74*, 77*, 78*, 79*, 80*, 83*, 84*, 86*, 87*, 89*, 92*, 103, 106, 108*, 110*, 112*, 114*, 118, 119
Record Book - 72, 73*, 74*, 78*, 79*, 80*, 81*, 83*, 84*, 87*, 88*, 90*, 94*, 108*, 109*, 110, 111, 112*, 114*, 116, 117
 

banjar

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Well, you got me. I had seen one of these for Alomar floating around ebay for a while but never picked it up. But after reading this post and your blog post I though what the hell. So now, $11 later, I actually have two of them coming my way - one from ~1994 and another that looks to be from ~1997. Fun stuff!
 

mrmopar

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Let me know what you have when you get them and I may be able to help you out with some additional pages. I have LOTS of dupes.
 

ddaler

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Erie, PA
Recently found a set of 6 binders at an estate sale. Does anyone know where you can find a complete checklist of this set? Appreciate any help anyone can provide...
 

mrmopar

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I am working on one, but am missing the names/subjects from my lists above (post #3 and those marked with (*) in post #5. Same list).

Recently found a set of 6 binders at an estate sale. Does anyone know where you can find a complete checklist of this set? Appreciate any help anyone can provide...
 

mrmopar

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So you got his regular page and his poster page. I'll see what I have for dupes. Pretty sure I remember he is one that changed teams, and thus has a different pose for his regular card as well. That is another fun thing about this set, there are periodic numbers where someone replaced the original subject, so they share the same number. I also saw several instances where a players page changed (aside from the small print). One player had 3 different pages!

 

mrmopar

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Yep, alomar has an Orioles piece too. I have 25b & 25c. Can read yours, but guessing it is 25a.image1.jpeg
 

gracecollector

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Had no idea there were variations. Now I'll have to look closer at any Grace's I see. I only have this one, which I cataloged as 1997. Any clue what I should look for in the way of possible Grace variations?

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chadgwynn

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Jun 13, 2011
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Had no idea there were variations. Now I'll have to look closer at any Grace's I see. I only have this one, which I cataloged as 1997. Any clue what I should look for in the way of possible Grace variations?

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I’m sure I have it. Anybody interested if
Not whole lot I had a subscription back in the day but they are up my mothers 1,000 miles away. I’ll let
You know if you are still
Interested or pm me


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mrmopar

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I show that I have one with a 68 and then a 68c version. I don't believe the image changed, just the printers line.

I checked and have no dupes for Grace.

Had no idea there were variations. Now I'll have to look closer at any Grace's I see. I only have this one, which I cataloged as 1997. Any clue what I should look for in the way of possible Grace variations?

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ddaler

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Aug 12, 2018
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Erie, PA
I am working on one, but am missing the names/subjects from my lists above (post #3 and those marked with (*) in post #5. Same list).

I went thru the binders I found at the estate sale - and have found the following names for the pages you are looking for:

Baseball:

109 – Robin Ventura
114 – Lee Smith
117 – Grover Alexander
124 – Edgar Martinez
127 – Ron Gant
134 – Larry Walker
138 – James “Cool Papa” Bell

Football:

118 – Bobby Layne

Basketball:

107 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
128 – Dennis Johnson

All Sports:

67 – Cam Neely
68 – John McEnroe
71 – Mia Hamm
74 – Janet Evans
79 – Jimmy Connors
107 – Kristi Yamaguchi

Poster Pages:

57 – Mark McGwire
61 – Matt Williams
62 – Roberto Alomar / 62 – Ben Coates (2 versions)
64 – Bruce Smith
68 – Jerome Bettis
80 – Eric Metcalf

I will go thru the Greatest Moments, Bloopers and Record Book pages over the weekend to see if I can fill in those names as well.

I have found the following page counts for each section - so I dont know if this is a full set or not - hope to confirm that as well...
Baseball 180
Basketball 154
Football 179
All Sport 117
Greatest Moments 122
Bloopers & Trivia 119
Record Book 119
Poster Pages 90
 

K34PuckettAddict

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Here's the Puckett I have. I didn't check the copyright info, but I have two different inserts from the Sports Heroes, Feats & facts book...

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