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| Ron Francis (82-83 O-Pee-Chee #123) |
(Total Cards: 396)
While I don't own any vintage sets, this card of Ron Francis is probably the oldest one in my collection.
It's unusual for a centerman to wear number 4. The only ones I can think of offhand are Jean Beliveau and Vincent Lecavalier.
Ronnie Francis would of course go on to wear number 10 for most of his career.
(Other hall of famers wearing number 10 include Guy Lafleur and Dale Hawerchuk)
When he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins, he wore 9 for a season as 10 was occupied by Barry Pederson.
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| (82-83 O-Pee-Chee #123 Card Back) |
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| Grant Fuhr 1992-93 OPC Anniversary Series #15 |
Grant Fuhr is best known for wearing number 31 during most of his NHL seasons, but here we see that he wore number 1 at the start of his career.
But what's with the marital status updates on the back of the cards?
"Ron is a bachelor... Grant is a Bachelor..."
Maybe guys back then needed some help getting attention from classy ladies...
Fortunately, today's girls are much more open and have subtle ways of letting players know when they're interested...
Fortunately, today's girls are much more open and have subtle ways of letting players know when they're interested...
It seems that professional athletes have rock star status and can enjoy a different girl every night...
