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| The Early Years Several professional football players, including future Giant Ken Strong, were part of a multi-sport set issued in 1930 by the Rogers and Peet Clothing Company. Ken Strong was signed by the NY Yankees baseball team upon graduation from college and while playing pro football also played first in the Eastern League and then in the Triple A International League in Toronto - where there was a newspaper premium with his picture. After suffering a broken wrist when he ran into an outfield wall, he quite baseball and went on to his Hall of Fame career in football. In 1933 the Goudey Gum Company inserted a multi-sport set, "Sports Kings" into Gum packs. Jim Thorpe was in this set, although his play for the 1925 Giants is not mentioned on the card. | ||
 Tony Plansky 1925 W580 |  Walter Koppisch 1925 W580 |  Benny Friedman 1925 Candy Card |
 Benny Friedman 1926 Spalding Sports Company |  Ed McGinley 1926 Spalding Sports Company |  Walter Koppisch 1926 Spalding Sports Company |
 Chris Cagle 1928 W560 |  Ken Strong 1928 Italian Tobacco Card |  Ken Strong 1928 W560 |
 Ken Strong 1930 Rogers and Peet |  Ken Strong 1931 Canadian Baseball La Presse |  Jim Thorpe 1933 Goudey Gum |
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| In 1933 the Diamond Match Company used professional football players to sell matchbooks – two for a penny. A number of contemporary football Giants were included in that set. Other Diamond Matchbooks that featured Giants were put out in 1934 and 1935. Some samples are below, including three players from Fordham University who went on to fame with the Maramen. | ||
 Jack McBride 1933 Diamond Match |  Bill Owen 1933 Diamond Match |  Hap Moran 1933 Diamond Match |
 Ed Danowski 1933 Diamond Match |  John Del Isola 1933 Diamond Match |  Tony Sarausky 1933 Diamond Match |
 Cecil Tex Irvin 1934 Diamond Match |  Steve Owen 1934 Diamond Match |  Mel Hein 1934 Diamond Match |
 Ray Flaherty 1934 Diamond Match |  Ken Strong 1934 Diamond Match |  Harry Newman 1934 Diamond Match |
 Morris Red Badgro 1934 Diamond Match |  Dale Burnett 1934 Diamond Match |  Len Grant 1934 Diamond Match |
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 Bo Moldenda 1935 National Chicle |  Ken Strong 1935 National Chicle |  Tom Potsy Jones 1935 National Chicle |
 Dale Burnett 1935 National Chicle | |  John Del Isola 1935 National Chicle |
 1934 Giants Championship Team 1935 National Chicle R 311 Photo Premium |  Harry Newman 1935 National Chicle R 311 Photo Premium | |
Also in 1935 Wheaties had a number of football themed cards printed on the back of their cereal boxes. The focus was on all-time college stars and coaches, and two men who had played for the Giants were featured - It is an indication of the versatility of the players of that era that Cagle, who was famous for running, is shown passing and Friedman, who was famous for passing, is shown kicking.
 Chris Cagle 1935 Wheaties Fancy Frames |  Benny Friedman 1935 Wheaties Fancy Frames |
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| JayoKemo | Cool | 0 | Aug 6 2010, 7:16 PM EDT by JayoKemo | ||
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| giantscds | New York Giants Football Cards | 6 | Apr 8 2009, 2:44 PM EDT by giantscds | ||
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I have about 20,000 NY Giants cards from 1935 to date. You can check my website www.giantsupercollector.com. If anyone needs any cards, I have some duplictes, so do not hesitate to ask . Alan
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| RRoble | Jim Thorpe a NY Giant | 0 | Dec 3 2008, 1:43 PM EST by RRoble | ||
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I had no idea the 1st Native American Superstar Jim Thorpe (also maybe the greatest lacrosse player of all-time or is it Jim Brown) was a 1925 NY Giant! This is a cool page, well done!!
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