This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/21/2017
At one time Elgin Baylor owned records for most points in a regular season game, in a playoff game, and in one half of a playoff game. In 1962-63, he became the first NBA player to finish in the top five in four different statistical categories -- scoring, rebounding, assists, and free-throw percentage. Because his career paralleled the succession of juggernaut Boston Celtics teams in the 1950's and 1960's, Baylor never played on a club that won an NBA Championship. His best years as a scorer coincided with Wilt Chamberlain's peak years, thus Baylor never captured a scoring title. Moreover, while he was one of the first flashy performers in basketball, many of his best acrobatic plays were never captured on film. Recollections of his greatness are best conveyed by those that played with and against him. "He was one of the most spectacular shooters the game has ever known," Baylor's longtime teammate Jerry West told HOOP magazine in 1992. "I hear people talking about forwards today and I haven't seen many that can compare with him."
This impeccable example of Elgin Baylor’s 1969 Topps card is one of only 7 examples graded MINT 9 by PSA with none graded higher. Brightly printed graphics blaze forth from a pure white background. Corners and overall image quality more than deserve the brilliant item's grade, and light rough cuts at the edges betray not a speck of disturbance. No other example on earth has exceeded this specimen's grading tier. Stunningly pure Mint condition.