I am thrilled to announce that my Fergie Jenkins player collection is now complete.
After obtaining this 1969 Topps card last week, I have each and every card issued by a major brand from Fergie’s playing days.
It took me more than a year and a half to get to the finish line, and I have to say that it was worth every minute. Fergie Jenkins is my favorite pitcher of all-time, and I feel that I did him and his amazing career justice by honoring him in this manner.
Back when I chose Mr. Jenkins as a player I wanted to go after, I was very ‘green’ to the hobby after taking a 15-year absence. I started with 0 cards of Fergie, and now I can show tremendous pride in my collection.
Take a look:
So now that this collection is complete, I hope you don’t think for a minute that I am done collecting Mr. Jenkins. Oh no, not by a long shot. There are way too many modern cards to go after. I just get a little more wiggle room now that all of the cards from my ‘Needs’ list have been secured. There are a ton of certified autographs, game-used relics, and base cards I want to obtain – stay tuned as I will continue to honor Fergie!!
And as I do with all of my finished player collections, next week I will choose my ‘Top 5′ cards from the set and show them off to you one at a time!!!
Thanks.
You need a ‘vintage’ Jenkins jersey!
Woohoo!
moe.
That is great! How are you going to display it?
Congrats. Great feeling to finish a set you’ve been working on.