The 1971 Barratt & Co. Goldflake Famous Sportsmen card #24 features boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who was also known as Cassius Clay. Produced by the London-based company Barratt & Co. Ltd., this card is part of a 50-card set highlighting notable sports figures of that era.
The card showcases Ali in a boxing pose, with the back of the card referring to him as “Cassius Clay or Muhamed Ali,” acknowledging his name change, albeit with a misspelling.
These aren’t crazy expansive but they are hard to find gem mint/centered. Outside of the centering issue on this one, the corners, edges and color are really nice.

Ali rarely signed AKA Cassius Clay, especially in the last 20 years of his life. But I got this signed, in person, at the National Convention in person in the mid 1990’s (I think 1996 or whatever it was in Atlanta). It’s a cool piece and I wish I would have gotten another one, but super happy to have this as part of my permanent sports memorabilia collection of the best boxer of all time.

I just purchased the Muhammad Ali rookie card. This card has low pop and it’s relatively affordable compared to other GOATS in their individual sports. What do you guys think of the card? Do you think this card can become the kind of grail that a Mantle, Jordan, or Gretzky rookie? Much lower pop and he’s taught in schools all over the world. Love to hear your thoughts.