The Basketball Cards of Sihugo Green, The Player Drafted Ahead of Bill Russell

Sihugo Green was the first pick in the 1956 NBA Draft, by the Rochester Royals, after an extremely successful career at Duquesne University. However, you’ll often find him ranked among the most overrated draft picks of all-time, partially because he was picked ahead of Bill Russell. But Green still enjoyed a moderately successful career that … Read more

The 10 Items from the Topps Vault VIP Exclusive Auction Held at the 2011 National in Chicago

Back in 2011, at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, IL, Topps held an auction exclusively for VIP ticket holders on Wednesday, August 3, at 2:30 PM. It featured “10 magnificent TOPPS items direct from the Vault!” In this article, I’ll share the paragraphs describing the lots exactly as Topps advertised them on the … Read more