SportKings LP - SportKings Series A

 

2007
Sportkings - Series A
Sportkings LP
USA
Approx. 800 cards

In late 1933 and early 1934, Goudey issued the legendary 48-card Sport Kings, a set that featured the first-ever football cards of Red Grange, Jim Thorpe and Notre Dame immortal Knute Rockne. The set was the who's who of American sport. Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Carl Hubbell represented baseball, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen represented golf, Bill Tilden represented tennis, Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey and Max Baer represented boxing, Eddie Shore, Ace Bailey and Howie Morenz represented hockey, Joe Lopchick, Nate Holman and Eddie Burke presented basketball while speed skating, ski jumping, billiards, horse racing, wrestling, athletics, boating and aviation were all captured by the stars of their day.

In 2007 SportKings LP resurrected the brand name by issuing a series of cards similar to the original 1930s cards, but with this new series, there was also so much more - on card autographs, memorabilia and ultra rare 1 of 1 cards. Series F is due out in a week or two and will include cards of Cristiano Ronaldo. In the meantime, I thought I would checklist all the football (sorry, soccer) cards issued in the five series of SportKings that have been issued to date.

SportKings - Series A - Base Cards
SportKings - Series A - Base Cards - Mini
11.  Hamm, Mia    Illustration 1, 2

SportKings - Series A - Autograph Cards
SportKings - Series A - Autograph Cards - Gold version
A-MH.  Mia Hamm    Illustration 4, 5

SportKings - Series A - Future SportKings Autograph Cards 
FSA-FA.  Freddy Adu    Illustration 6, 7

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Autograph Memorabilia
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Autograph Memorabilia - Gold version
Freddy Adu

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Decades Cards - 2000s
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Decades Cards - Gold - 2000s
Freddy Adu / Quinton Jackson / Reggie Bush

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Game-Used Single Memorabilia
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Game-Used Single Memorabilia - Gold 
Freddy Adu

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Game-Used Triple Memorabilia
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Game-Used Triple Memorabilia - Gold
Freddy Adu / Quinton Jackson / Reggie Bush    Illustration 8

SportKings - Series A - SportKings King Size Memorabilia
Freddy Adu

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Logo (1 of 1)
Mia Hamm 

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Patch
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Patch - Gold
Freddy Adu    Illustration 3

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Quad Memorabilia
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Quad Memorabilia - Gold
Reggie Bush / Quinton Jackson / Freddy Adu / Amanda Beard    Illustration 9

SportKings - Series A - SportKings Single Made to Order Redemption Card
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Double Made to Order Redemption Card 
SportKings - Series A - SportKings Triple Made to Order Redemption Card 
Freddie Adu (DC United jersey) 

2008 Toronto Spring Expo Redemption Cards - Gold 1-1
2008 Toronto Spring Expo Redemption Cards - Silver (Ltd Ed. 9)
Pele / Freddie Adu