As I stated recently when I posted his “Nickname of the 1970’s” card about a week ago, I always felt the appearances he made in both 1976 and 1980 may have actually hurt him as far as Hall of Fame selection in the future, with the circus-like feel of the promotional gimmicks.
Nevertheless, the man’s career is incredibly underrated, and perhaps in the future he’ll find his way into Cooperstown, though sadly after his passing.
Of course we remember that Minoso had a card in the 1977 set as a “Record Breaker” for becoming the oldest player to collect a hit when he did so over eight at-bats at the age of 50, hence the 1977 template for this card.
Definitely a fun card to add to the collection! I would have been in awe of seeing a 1952 card way back then, at the age of eight. Probably didn’t see one until a couple years later.