1953 Topps #62 Monte Irvin ⭐ MLB Pioneer
IMO, this is one of the greatest images you will find on a baseball card.
This MLB Pioneer started his professional baseball career in the Negro League in 1938 with the Newark Eagles.
An American hero and member of The Greatest Generation, he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, enlisting in 1942. He spent three years with the 1313th Engineer General Service Regiment, and fought in combat at the Battle of the Bulge.
Monte broke the color barrier with the NY Giants on July 8, 1949, along with Hank Thompson.