I shared Topps Magazine’s tribute to Willie, Mickey & The Duke in early October. Well, the ‘Topps Remembers’ series continued, and in their final issue (Fall 1993, No. 16), Topps featured a fantastic piece on the legendary multi-sport champion Jim Thorpe!
Given the article, I thought sharing some of his most significant cards made sense. Note that PSA does have a Master set for Thorpe that currently requires 112 cards, though no one currently even has 10% of them.
Today, his two most well-known cards are probably his 1955 Topps All-American card (I highlighted the original wire photo in April 2024) and the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings card.
In the spring of 2016, REA sold this 1955 Topps All-American PSA 9 copy for $5,100.
Heritage sold this PSA 8 1933 Goudey Sport Kings Thorpe card for $7,767 in May 2015.
However, he has a few cards that are much tougher to track down, like this 1916 Famous & Barr card (there are a handful of variations of this card) that Heritage sold for $4,182 in November 2010.
Thorpe also has a Zeenut PCL card; REA sold this one in the spring of 2022 for $39,600.
And if you’re looking for a cheaper Thorpe, I recommend the card he shares with Teddy Ballgame.
