(LOT 96)
1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron PSA 7 NM
PSA-GRADED AARON ROOKIE!!!... "I don't want them to forget Babe Ruth, I just want them to remember me!" - Henry Aaron. Thankfully, Henry Aaron lived long enough to see his quote come to fruition. All through the prime of Aaron's career, there was always one or two players ahead of him on the respect ladder, most notably Mantle and Mays. But Hank kept hammerin' away. Season after season, All-Star Game after All-Star Game, Hank Aaron kept going out every day and doing his job. Hank Aaron would bat .300 or better 14 times, average 37 homers for his career and set a Major League record with 2,297 RBIs over 23 seasons. Year after year after year after year, Aaron produced. He played 122 games in his rookie season of 1954, and wouldn't play less than 145 games again until 1971, when he played in 139 games hitting a career-best 47 round-trippers!

In the year 2000, recognition for his immense talent and power finally came for Aaron as MLB created a poll inviting fans across the nation to vote for the "All-Century Team". And vote they did! Over 20 million votes were cast, and Henry Aaron had the third most votes, behind only Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Fine company, to be sure. And the Bambino barely beat out the Hammer. Aaron garnered more votes from the fans than Williams, DiMaggio, Mays and Mantle! They remembered you Hank, they remembered you. Offered is an incredible PSA 7 NM example of Henry Aaron's 1954 Topps rookie card. A gorgeous card that is certain to be a cornerstone of any advanced collection.

MIN BID $5,000
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