Your next BSCM Supercollector is … Chad Caldwell

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By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor

We’re prepping yet another issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly and we’ve picked a SuperCollector for the July issue, which will be all about legends and legendary collections.

This month’s SuperCollector is Chad Caldwell from Houston, Texas, who collects Ken Griffey Jr., a legend from the not-so-distant past.

He submitted a video, which you can see above, along with a Photobucket link and told his story — which has a bit of a twist to it (see part of that after the jump).

You can have a chance to have your collection showcased as a SuperCollector by clicking here and following the instructions.

An excerpt from Caldwell’s submission:

“He literally changed the game itself while sparking a new generation and style of ballplayer. His attitude and approach to the game, unparalleled media/commercial attention within the baseball world and his clean and positive off-field acts made him in many ways an idol of mine.  … However, a few years into my career the appeal of working around professional athletes had for the most part made me numb toward them being ‘idols’ or something more than just regular men and women. I now view these athletes truly as I would anybody else in another job – I respect them for their skills and work ethic but they are just normal people who happen to make more money in their job than most people do. … It is amazing that I have all this after a major flood destroyed 100 percent of my collection. All of this is from 2007 until present-day only!”

(Need a Griffey checklist or OPG? Click here.)

You can have a chance to have your collection showcased as a SuperCollector by clicking here and following the instructions.

Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Sports Card Monthly magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.