Bill is Backward
June 6th, 2009 | Published in error cards | 3 Comments
A while back, a visitor to the Vintage Football Card Gallery emailed to say that Bill Wade’s photo on his 1960 Topps card is reversed. I hadn’t noticed, but it appears he was right. In his words:
1. He is gripping the football strings with the fingers of his left hand – but Wade threw right-handed. …….. and 2. the top of Wade’s Ram jersey number, 9, is ‘flipped’.
If you compare this card to the rest of Wade’s cards, it’s easy to see that the image is backward.
Wade played thirteen years with the Rams and Bears, from 1954 to 1966. His rookie card is actually from his college days: a 1951 Topps Magic card printed while he was still at Vanderbilt.
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August 4th, 2009 at 7:25 PM (#)
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June 27th, 2011 at 10:58 AM (#)
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January 22nd, 2012 at 6:50 AM (#)
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