The Daily: 1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Fred Rogers
The Card: 1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Hockey Fred Rogers #297
It was 50 years ago today that Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood made its national television debut. With that, television evolved, millions of childhoods were changed and imaginations triggered.
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum Hockey is a product that’s largely forgotten today, perhaps unfairly. It was Pro Set’s attempt at capturing the growing premium market. The cards were much more glossy and the full-bleed design emphasized photos. It was in many ways, Pro Set’s spin on Stadium Club.
Included at the end of the checklist are a dozen Celebrity Captains cards.
These feature fans from outside the hockey world and can be seen as something of an early precursor to the growing number of pop culture additions that would be added regularly to sports card sets about a decade later. Besides Rogers, other celebrities in the subset include Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid fame, Marv Albert, James Belushi and singer Burton Cummings.
Fred Rogers has appeared in a couple of other sets including a Presidential Medal of Freedom insert in 2009 Topps American Heritage Heroes and various parts of 2011 Topps American Pie.
So let’s make the most of this beautiful day…
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Years ago I purchased a signed version of this card. Obviously not pack pulled, but still cool to me.