If there's a Hall of Fame for basketball players, coaches and teams, there's also a Hall of Fame for basketball trading cards.
A total of 10 cards made the inaugural Beckett Basketball Card Hall of Fame.
Here's a scan:
Ordered by year:
1. 1948 Bowman George Mikan RC #69
2. 1957-58 Topps Bob Cousy RC #17
3. 1957-58 Topps Bill Russell RC #77
4. 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain RC #8
5. 1961-62 Fleer Jerry West RC #43
6. 1969-70 Topps Lew Alcindor RC #25
7. 1970-71 Topps Pete Maravich RC #123
8. 1972-73 Topps Julius Erving RC #195
9. 1980-81 Topps 34 Bird/Erving/Magic RC #6
10. 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan RC #57
REFERENCE: Beckett Basketball Monthly #184 November 2005, Marvin Williams cover
