1960 Exhibits Bruno Sammartino ⭐ World Heavyweight Champion
Known as "The Living Legend," he holds the record for the longest single reign as the WWWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2,803 days).
Bruno passed away in 2018 at 82 years-old.🙏

1909 Ogden's Ltd. Pugilists & Wrestlers #74 ⭐ Frank Gotch
This card is one of the most historically important pre-war sports cards outside of baseball. It represents one of America's very first true sports superstars.
Additionally, the 1909 Ogden's tobacco issue is generally accepted as Gotch's first mainstream tobacco card and serves as his recognized rookie in the hobby. It is certainly his most important and most collectible card.
Why Frank Gotch Matters --
Before athletes became national celebrities through radio and television, Frank Gotch was already one of America's biggest sporting heroes.

He was the first American recognized as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
His reign from 1908 through 1913 remains one of the longest world championship reigns in wrestling history.

His bouts attracted enormous crowds and front-page newspaper coverage across America.

His famous rivalry with Georg Hackenschmidt was the sporting equivalent of a heavyweight championship fight or a World Series—millions followed it through newspapers.

1912 T227 Series of Champions ⭐ C. Zbyszko, Wrestler
Polish Strongman.
Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Wrestler in the United States during the 1920s.
This card is in rough shape, but on the verge of its 114th birthday, I'll take it.💪

1921 Exhibits, Stanislav Zbyszko. 💪
Stanislaus Zbyszko (April 1, 1879 – September 23, 1967).
His real name was Jan Stanisław Cyganiewicz, a Polish strongman, professional wrestler, & 2-time World Heavyweight Champion at the height of his wrestling career in the United States, during the 1920s. He was one of the most influential European wrestlers of all-time, he was also among the sport’s great pioneer champions. The surname Zbyszko was only a nickname, which was given him by friends due to his bravery when he was a child - it was the name of a fictional medieval Polish knight from the historical novel "Krzyżacy" by Henry Sienkiewicz.

1910 Exhibits Stanislaus Zbyszko.
A 2-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Stanislaus Zbyszko was born in Poland, in 1879. He was known for his immense strength, classical training, and methodical style, which he introduced to both Europe and American wrestling. His mystic was enhanced as he was both a scholar and a strongman. He studied law (@jpesq ) and philosophy at the University of Vienna, one of Europe's leading universities at the time.