1928 Star Player Candy

This recently discovered set of cards is thought to have been issued by Dockman and Son's candy company since it closely resembles the 1928 Star Player Candy baseball card set. Based upon the players in the set, the year of issue is thought to be 1928 so it is possible that both the football and baseball players were packaged together. Red Grange is listed as Illinois instead of Professional so the true year of issue often comes under question. Each c… [Read More]

This recently discovered set of cards is thought to have been issued by Dockman and Son's candy company since it closely resembles the 1928 Star Player Candy baseball card set. Based upon the players in the set, the year of issue is thought to be 1928 so it is possible that both the football and baseball players were packaged together. Red Grange is listed as Illinois instead of Professional so the true year of issue often comes under question. Each card is blankbacked and features a sepia colored photo of the player on the cardfront along with his name and either name of his university or the word "professional" (noted below) for those few players in the pros at the time. Each card measures roughly 2" by 3." [Collapse]