About Me

About Me:
I live in Kokomo Indiana, I am married to Marilyn and we have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. I am a financial advisor and am a founder of and on the board of Community First Bank of Indiana. My vintage baseball and basketball collection are my passions, my goal is to have a complete set of every year in baseball from 1953 to 1965 including the Bowman sets from 1953 through 1955. My Basketball sets are complete from 1948 through 1981 with the exception of 7 1948 Bowman cards
In Search Of:
PSA Graded cards 1953 through 1965 in baseball (I have a complete 1953 Topps PSA graded set)
Personal Collection:
1953 through 1965 baseball and 1948 through 1981 basketball
For Trade / For Sale:
I rarely sell, only doubles or triples
Not For Trade / Not For Sale:
my complete sets
Collecting Since:
1957
Hobbies Outside of the Hobby:
golf, working out and traveling, we spend our winters in Siesta Key Florida
My Medals
Master Diamond
Master Gold
Master Silver
Master Bronze
Finish Line
Master
75%
50%
Journeyman
25%
10%
The Apprentice
Mobile Mogul (Gold)
Shutterbug (Gold)
Mobile Mogul (Silver)
The Show Off (Gold)
Shutterbug (Silver)
Leader
Starting Line
One Giant Leap
Home Ice
Top Shelf
Young Gun
One-Timer
Mic'd Up
Press Conference
Key to Victory
Trust the Process
With the First Pick …
Lay-Up
Showtime
Hail Mary
The 12th Man
Freshman Flair
One Inch at a Time
Hard Copy
The Show Off Diamond
Gotta Have It
Baseball's Best
Homer
Kid's Got Something
No. 1 Fan
Public Interest
Color Commentator
Exhibitor
Now You See Me
Mobile Mogul (Bronze)
Bookkeeper
Narrator
The Show Off (Silver)
Shutterbug (Bronze)
Scholar
Top Pop
Surge