tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post1336968454865098396..comments2024-03-21T12:54:55.353-07:00Comments on The Fleer Sticker Project: Dr. J Playing for the Atlanta Hawks and Other Interesting Basketball Pics fromThe Topps VaultFleerfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864097341083255908noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-50294544435531057622011-02-22T19:13:03.961-08:002011-02-22T19:13:03.961-08:00ecloy: Yes, i think that was exactly the case with...ecloy: Yes, i think that was exactly the case with the 1969-early 70s Topps basketball cards, they did not have the right (at least for a season or two) to use team logos or nicknames. The first "tall boy" set (1969-70, IIRC) had only city names on the card captions..."Detroit," "Boston," "Los Angeles" and no "Pistons," "Celtics," or "Lakers." This also accounts for many team's players (Lakers and Knicks are two that come to mind) wearing jerseys backwards so that the player's name and not the team name/wordmark on the front of the jersey was visible. Also, some cards do show players wearing very generic t-shirts/jerseys/shorts...maybe not quite as generic as what Erickson is wearing here, but still a far cry from what they'd wear on game days.<br /><br />of course, football fans who collected Topps in the 1970s will recall the airbrushing out of helmet logos. same thing, Topps did not have the rights to show the logos.Vince Prygoskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-37406747407508820632010-12-24T06:18:34.763-08:002010-12-24T06:18:34.763-08:00Great pictures.Great pictures.Johngyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416011578421652629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-91076507924224088192010-12-23T16:04:52.764-08:002010-12-23T16:04:52.764-08:00These shots are great. I think someone must have p...These shots are great. I think someone must have played a prank on Erickson. The basement shots are classic too.1969PilotsFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261058039693337639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-8401594774516545402010-12-22T19:33:23.187-08:002010-12-22T19:33:23.187-08:00Great Pics! The POSE is a vintage as these photos....Great Pics! The POSE is a vintage as these photos. Now they have to be posterizing someone!<br /><br />http://sportschatterings.blogspot.com/SIandMorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835203105737678894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-74712674884366462432010-12-22T06:44:57.743-08:002010-12-22T06:44:57.743-08:00Great pictures and really funny. I've never se...Great pictures and really funny. I've never seen a Dr J Hawk photo. I think his Squire rookie card he was wearing a red jersey so the blue jersey is different. I have seen some ABA outdoor photos before , but they are really a departure from the norm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-43725897106277240432010-12-22T05:04:17.587-08:002010-12-22T05:04:17.587-08:00Notice on the Topps NBA cards, many of them (like ...Notice on the Topps NBA cards, many of them (like the West card) have their jerseys on backwards....probably didn't have the rights to use the logos that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455498748416586967.post-66951907081838007432010-12-21T21:52:43.403-08:002010-12-21T21:52:43.403-08:00That Cazzie Russell photo was definitely taken acr...That Cazzie Russell photo was definitely taken across the lagoon from the Palace of Fine Arts in SF. Which is kind of funny because by the time Cazzie was a Warrior they were playing their games in Oakland.twoeightninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987466280583349784noreply@blogger.com