2018 National Paid Signer - Ken Griffey, Sr.

I was really excited to knock this card off of my 1987 checklist at the National.  For $39, I get Ken Griffey, Sr.  He wasn't very talkative, but not unfriendly.  He had a cancer scare a few years ago, but looked pretty healthy at the show.

Griffey (b. 1950) played in the majors from 1973 to 1991 for the Reds, Yankees, Braves and Mariners.  He had 2,143 hits, 152 home runs and a .296 batting average.  He was a three-time All Star (1976, 1977 and 1980).  His best MVP finish was 8th in 1976 (NL).  He won the World Series in 1975 and 1976.

He appeared on the 1997 Hall of Fame ballot and received 4.7% of the vote.