1949 Remar Bread, Billy Martin ⭐ True RC
Today is Billy Martin's birthday and this is his very first baseball card.
Billy Martin was best known by his nicknames "Billy the Kid" and "The Brat" due to his aggressive style of play, fiery temper, and on-field fights. Other nicknames included "One-Round" for his involvement in brawls, and "Whiskey Slick". His managerial style was famously nicknamed "Billyball".
He was a man of many nicknames and deservedly so, as one of baseball's original characters.
Food Cards Rule!🥇

1949 Remar Bread ⭐ Billy Martin
It just doesn't get much better than this for a vintage collector of minor league rookie food cards.
Billy Martin's impact on baseball is etched in stone and memorialized with a plaque in Memorial Park at Yankee Stadium.
The plaque commemorates his time as a player and manager, and his number 1 was retired on the same day.

"A Yankee forever" and "a man who knew only one way to play – to win".

1949 Remar Bread, Billy Martin ⭐ Pre-RC
Earlier today, I posted Billy Martin's famous 1952 Topps RC.
This 1949 Remar Bread is the first Martin card produced, to my knowledge.
In 1949, when Martin was a member of the Oakland Oaks, a AAA Pacific Coast League team with no affiliation, he was pictured on this unnumbered Remar Baking issue.  The company issued several sets in northern California from 1946-1950, but this Billy Martin Remar card is one of the most popular of all.