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1948 Bowman Basketball - The First Basketball Card Set
6 April 2007
Photo: OldJudge.com
Bowman, who had recently changed over from Gum, Inc. is credited with issuing the first major basketball card set. Consisting of 72 fairly rare cards, the 1948 Bomand basketball set includes a very rare rookie card of Mikan, and several rookie Hall of Famer cards (A. Phillip, B. Davies, J. Fulks, and J. Pollard).
1948 was the only year (prior to 1996) in which Bowman produced basketball cards. In fact, these were the last basketball cards collectors would see for nearly ten years.
Year: 1948
Set: Bowman
Sport: Basketball
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Key Players: Mikan, Phillips, Davies, Fulks, Pollard
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