My own want list has become so specific and esoteric that I didn't even bother to print it out. I kept an eye out for oddball football items in hopes of finding something old and Colts-centric but for the most part it didn't happen.
I did find a table (actually a whole row of tables) belonging to a dealer with box after box after binder after binder of vintage baseball that were priced very reasonably. His stuff attracted plenty of set builders and it took awhile before I was able to commandeer a chair.
I picked up some things for other bloggers and then found some 10 and 25 cent hockey cards that made me smile and 'forced' me to buy them.
Pete LaFramboise played primarily with the California Golden Seals in the early 70s. That's a great head of hair, isn't it?
George Pesut played for a decade in Germany after a short NHL/WHA career. He looks like a Wizard of Oz character I can't quite put my finger on.
Brian Glennie was a hard hitting defenseman for the Leafs for about a decade. He's the only one of the above guys that I've heard of. He looks like he's had a really bad day.
And finally here is Jim Neilson, long time Rangers player. He was a solid D guy and a fan favorite. Somewhere along the line he grew out his hair and quit looking like the rough-and-tumble banger he was. Such is the pull of fashion.
Gotta love 1970's hockey.
ReplyDeleteThose Seals uniforms really were not good.
I suppose it's the long hair, mustache and somber expression, but Brian Glennie looks like he's ready for another Lord Of The Rings movie.
Jim Neilson is one of those guys where the hair and the face just don't match up.
Brian Glennie has about ten cards from his career and I can only think of a couple where the picture isn't completely horrid.
DeleteYou showed my favorite and least favorite hockey sets of the '70s. Love the 75-76 set, it's the first one I ever saw.
ReplyDelete'72-73 OPC is fantastic - the WHA cards and the inserts in particular. Topps has the funky action cards and the fisheye Magnuson shot. I like it.
Delete"Laframboise," of course, translates as "the Raspberry." Not quite "the Flower." :)
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Night Owl. Although the 71-72 is my favorite set.
ReplyDeleteLove those 1970's Hockey cards.
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