This card is part of the 2013 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Red Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 399 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2013 Panini Cooperstown Red Crystal Collection 100 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 399 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
Roy Campanella broke into baseball with the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro National League at age 16, and joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was named to eight All-Star Games and played in five World Series. Strong defensively, “Campy” was also a star with a bat, setting then-records for single-season (40) and career home runs by a catcher. He won three National League Most Valuable Player awards (1951, 1953 and 1955). His playing career was cut short by an automobile accident in 1958.
This card is part of the 2013 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Red Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 399 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2013 Panini Cooperstown Red Crystal Collection 100 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 399 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
Roy Campanella broke into baseball with the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro National League at age 16, and joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was named to eight All-Star Games and played in five World Series. Strong defensively, “Campy” was also a star with a bat, setting then-records for single-season (40) and career home runs by a catcher. He won three National League Most Valuable Player awards (1951, 1953 and 1955). His playing career was cut short by an automobile accident in 1958.
