Your Turn: Who’s the one active autograph to own?
By Chris Olds | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
Who the one active-athlete autograph to own in each sport?
It’s a simple question but one that doesn’t always have an easy answer. Some might say that the legends nearing the end of their careers are the one. Others might say the young phenom is the way to go.
My choices will end up in the next issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly — the latest version of The Autograph Issue — but it wasn’t easy. For baseball, for me, it came down to one of the two autographs above. Perhaps your choice would be different.
Simply put, we want to know what you think. Tell us in the comments below which active athlete would you say is the one to land first from the following:
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Auto racing
Mixed martial arts
Wrestling
Golf
Other/non-sports (male)
Other/non-sports (female)
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball and Beckett Sports Card Monthly magazines. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at colds@beckett.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.
Baseball- Miguel Cabrera
Football- Andrew Luck
Basketball- Kobe Bryant
MMA- Ronda Rousey
I dont follow the other sports….
I think you’re spot on for baseball, got to be Harper or Trout. Just saying Trout and baseball is analogous to superstar best player in baseball.
For basketball, Michael Jordan or Lebron James.
Football: I’m biased, Joe Montana or Jerry Rice :-)
Female: Alex Morgan, soccer player/star, or Ronda Rousey
From Olds: Active players only, please.
I only collect the Islanders so John Tavares.
Baseball-Mike Trout
Football-Andrew Luck
Basketball-LeBron James
Hockey-Sidney Crosby
Auto racing-Jeff Gordon
Mixed martial arts-blech
Wrestling-Is Dwayne Johnson active?
Golf-Jordan Spieth
Other/non-sports (male)-Harrison Ford
Other/non-sports (female)-Carrie Fisher
Baseball – Trout
Football – T Brady
Basketball – L James
Hockey – Bobby Orr (he plays in an old-timers league….LOL)
Other/non-sports (male) – Joey Ramone
Other/non-sports (female) – Penny from BBT – I want it signed Penny
Thanks……
Baseball – Mike Trout
Football – Aaron Rodgers
Basketball – LeBron James
Hockey – Sidney Crosby
Auto racing – Jimmie Johnson
Mixed martial arts – Ronda Rousey
Wrestling – Brock Lesner
Golf – Jordan Spieth
Baseball – Munenori Kawasaki (HE IS FUN! HE IS EXCITING!)
Football – Peyton Manning
Basketball – Kyrie Irving
Hockey – Patrick Roy (He’s a current coach IT COUNTS.)
Auto racing – Danica Patrick
Mixed martial arts – Ronda Rousey
Wrestling – Stephanie McMahon Levesque
Golf -PGA- Rory McIlroy
LPGA-Michelle Wie
Other/non-sports (male) – Stan Lee
Baseball – Pujols
He’s a certain HOFer, former Cardinal, and more affordable considering what people are paying for the Trouts and Harpers of the game.
And since I only collect baseball (and honestly couldn’t tell you more than two current players from any of the other sports listed), I’ll stop there.
Baseball Trout
Football ben Roethlisberger
Basketball Stephen cURRY
Hockey Vladimir Tarasenko
Auto racing immy Johnson
Mixed martial arts Ronda Rousey
Wrestling John Cena
Golf Jordan Spieth
Other/non-sports (male) Harrison Ford
Other/non-sports (female) Taylor Swift
Albert Pujols (will be in HOF)
Tom Brady (will be in HOF)
Lebron James (will be in HOF)
Sidney Crosby (Superstar)
Jeff Gordon ( Superstar)
Ronda Rousey (Superstar)
Ric Flair (Superstar)
Arnold Palmer (Top 5 all time)
George Washington (Hard signature to find)
Lady Gaga (Tough autograph to get)
That’s my list…
Baseball – Kris Bryant
Football – Jamison Winston
Basketball – LeBron James
Hockey – Sidney Crosby
Auto racing – Danica Patrick
Mixed martial arts – Rhonda Rousey
Wrestling – The Undertaker
Golf – Phil Mickelson
Other/non-sports (male) – Mark Hamill
Other/non-sports (female) – Daisey Riley
Baseball — Has to be Miguel Cabrera.
I’m going young:
Baseball – Mike Trout
Football – Andrew Luck
Basketball – Kevin Durant
Hockey – Connor Mcdavid
Mixed Martial Arts – Ronda Rousey
Golf – Jordan Spieth
Baseball—Mike Trout is the second coming of Mickey Mantle
Football– Andrew Luck is the second coming of Peyton Manning
Basketball–LeBron James period!!
Mixed martial arts–George St. Pierre is an Icon
Wrestling–John Cena is really one of the only few wrestlers that stand up to the greats
Other/non-sports (male) –Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time
Other/non-sports (female)–Ronda Rousey made women fighting watchable
Baseball: Puig!
Football: Luck
Basketball: Steph
Hockey: McDavid
Auto racing: Tie…Jr/Danica
Mixed martial arts: Rousey
Golf: Woods
Other/non-sports (male) Chris Olds
Other/non-sports (female)Kate Upton
Baseball: Bryce Harper
Football: I don’t know
Basketball: Lebron James
Hockey: I don’t know
Auto racing: Lewis Hamilton
Mixed martial arts: No idea
Wrestling: John Cena
Golf: Tiger Woor
Other/non-sports (male): Barack Obama
Other/non-sports (female): Madonna
Baseball – Mike Trout
Football – Tom Brady
Basketball – LeBron James
Hockey – Sidney Crosby
Auto racing – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mixed martial arts – Who cares?
Wrestling – Who cares?
Golf – Tiger Woods
Other/non-sports (male) – Michael Phelps
Other/non-sports (female) – Maria Sharapova
Basebal l– Mike Trout
Football– Tom Brady
Basketball– Lebron James
Hockey– Connor McDavid
Wrestling– Sting
Golf– Arnold Palmer
Non Sport Male– Harrison Ford
Non Sport Female– Kaley Cuoco
Baseball: Bryce Harper
Football: Adrian Peterson
Basketball: Lebron James
Hockey: Sidney Crosby
Auto racing: Dale Earnhardt Jr
Mixed martial arts: Rousey
Wrestling: The Rock
Golf: Tiger Woods
Other/non-sports (male): Donald Trump
Other/non-sports (female): My Daughter (Abi)
Baseball: Johnny Bench and Mike Trout
Football: Drew Brees and Joe Montana
Basketball: Michael Jordan and Blake Griffin
Racing: Jeff Gordon and Richard Petty
Hockey: Bobby Orr and Mark Messier
Mixed Martial Arts: Ronda Rousey and Royce Gracie
Wrestling: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Brock Lesnar
Women in Sports: Danica Patrick and Ronda Rousey
Golf: Tom Watson and Gary Player