1960-1969 Page

Ben Hogan Cards 1960 thru 1969 (4 cards in this decade)

1960 1 card

1960 Anglo American Chewing Gum (England)
Sports Parade

#9 2 1/4" x 2 5/8"

The Anglo American Chewing Gum cards (not actually cards but wax inserts) came in 3 issues, each with 48 cards:

“Sports Gallery" with 2 golfers: #5 Bobby Jones and #22 Walter Hagen;

“Sports Parade" with 2 golfers: #9 Ben Hogan and #12 Babe Zaharias;

“World of Wonders” with 2 golf related cards: 40C Question and 40C Answer.

Naturally, being inside with a wrapped piece of gum, most are found with gum stains and folds and wrinkles. However, there were a few “proof” issues available that are in Mint condition.

The Sports Parade issue has many different sports represented. Examples are: Track and Field/Jesse Owens; Figure Skating/Sonja Henie; Boxing/Joe Louis; Tennis/Bill Tilden; Swimming/Johnny Weismuller; Rifle Shooting/Annie Oakley; along with Ice Hockey, Football (Soccer) , Water Speed Records, Billiards, Auto Racing, Horse Racing, and Questions and Answer cards.

1961 1 card

1961 Clevedon Confectionery Ltd (England)

Sporting Memories

#6 3 7/8" x 2 1/2"

In the early 1960’s, Clevedon Confectionery released two card issues that contained golf cards.
The first issue is named “International Sporting Stars.” It was issued in 1960 and is smaller in size than the 1961 issue. There were 6 golf cards in this issue. Three question cards and three answer cards as follows: #20 Harry Weetman/#31 Answer Card; #41 Dai Rees/#10 Answer Card; #50 Ken Bousfield/#1 Answer Card.

Here is an example of some of the 1960 "International Sporting Stars" cards: (Vertical Fronts)

The 1961 issue is called “Sporting Memories.” It contains 25 cards and is the issue that has the #6 Ben Hogan card. It also has another golf card, #13 Dai Rees. The most common back printing color is blue, but these cards can also be found with a black printing color.

Here is a rare advertising poster for the 1961 "Sporting Memories" issue: (Horizontal Fronts)

1962 1 card

1962 Ben Hogan Disk Card (Argentina)
Editorial Bruguera - Religious Magazine
Los Diez Mandamientos - Set of Cards

#NNO 1 3/4" diameter

This card is from a 1962 Argentina Album (or supplement) called Los Diez Mandamientos (The Ten Commandments). Other sport athletes, along with movie stars, are found in this album.

A page from the album