Card Identification Forum

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is from the Grand Slam game, but does anyone have information on this card?

It's an unlicensed card from 1990 that is most commonly catalogued under the set name "Sport Stars Elite Hot Rookie". I've never looked into the full details of the set, but I'm an Olerud collector so I can tell you that there are three versions of his card: orange front, pink front, and white front. All the backs are the same. The white front version seems to be the scarcest. The others pop up on ebay every now and then for a couple of dollars each.

I have a sneaking suspicion that we are likely to never have a problem identifying a John Olerud card with olerud363 now on board at the site!

It's great to have the large number of player-specific collectors we have on this site. And beyond that, we have some guys here who are super sleuths! :) There is a lot of knowledge here, and the wonderful thing - no one seems too shy to share!

An extra note on the opening thread post, the Grand Slam game cards are properly labeled from my experience.  The type shown here is more like the Broder and any other home-made illegally produced cards. Though I have some, I don't buy them as singles; those I have all came in mass buys. Many I have are notlistedon this website or are listed under obscure names of sets (I wish we had a category of illegal cards or just stuck to one name for those sets).

I have been collecting him since 1990, and since I don't have the budget to chase every card I want, I try to at least maintain a comprehensive checklist. I love researching oddballs!