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FIrst Football card. Do you know when?
<b data-section-id=”1atlcck” data-start=”50″ data-end=”97″>🏈 When were the first football cards made?
A lot of people don’t realize football cards go back WAY further than most think.
The first ones were made in <strong data-start=”210″ data-end=”218″>1894 by <strong data-start=”222″ data-end=”263″>Mayo Cut Plug—they were actually inserts in tobacco products, not packs like today.
👉 They featured college players (no NFL yet) and were simple black & white cards.
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<strong data-start=”424″ data-end=”444″>Quick breakdown:
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- 1894 = first football cards ever (Mayo Cut Plug)
- Later on = companies like <strong data-start=”526″ data-end=”567″>Topps made it into the hobby we know today
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Crazy to think this all started from tobacco promos and turned into what we’re all into now.
Anyone here ever seen one of these in person? 👇
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Thanks for the information I didn’t know that although I’m more interested in the modern cards. I just feel like vintage football is boring
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i can understand that. vintage is just that.. they didnt have alot of the tech they do now.
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