It's kind of surprising to me that there are still cards being made of Gheorghe Muresan. He was a decent player who had a couple of good seasons, but most of his fame probably comes from his height. At 7' 7" he was one of the tallest players (along with Manute Bol) to play in the NBA. He also starred in a movie and some commercials. Whatever the reason for his lasting appeal (he retired 15 years ago), I am glad that there are still new Muresan cards for me to chase. I don't grab everything that pops up, but I try to snag a few new Muresan cards per year.
This is the 2014-15 Panini Prizm Red Pulsar parallel, numbered # 20 / 25. It was an eBay purchase a couple of months ago. There's quite a bit of red on this card, but it's shiny and pretty cool. Looking at NBA cards made by Panini gives you an idea of how much better the company's baseball products would be with an MLB license. The logos are important.
My Giant got snubbed at the Oscars!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking card, have always like Muresan.
ReplyDeletePanini has a select group of retired players, mostly from the 1984-85 through 1996-97 era- that they put into many sets. It's kind of frustrating because they ignore at least 125 current players in each set- including my all time favorite player, who hasn't gotten a new card since January 2014, despite being on the League best Atlanta Hawks. This image is from 1996-97, as is the Muresan image in 2013-14 Pinnacle.
ReplyDeleteManute Bol briefly lived in the town I grew up in (West Hartford, CT). While I was out for a run I passed by him walking on the other side of the road... holy cow. In person he looks like he's 9 feet tall.
ReplyDeleteI just found a college card of his.in a box I bought at a garage sale.
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