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The
Sport Kings brand was first seen in 1933-34 when the "Goudey Gum
Company" issued a series of 48 Sports Stars from that era. The
golfers in that set were #8 Walter Hagen, #22 Gene Sarazen, #38 Bobby
Jones, and #45 Babe Didrickson. These cards are still very collectible to this date. It would be over 70 years for
any Sportkings cards to appear again. In 2007, Brian Price secured the rights to the famous name, but changed it from two words to just one word, Sportkings. Brian Price first entered the sports card world in 1991-92 with the "Parkhurst Company", a sub licensor of "Pro Set". In 1998-99, he started producing his own cards, mainly hockey, with "In the Game" cards. Then, as stated above, he secured the rights to the Sportkings brand and started producing those cards from 2007 to 2014, when he merged with the "Leaf Trading Card Company". Then in 2018 he started up a new trading card company called "President's Choice" which has issued several Ben Hogan cards. (More on the President's Choice cards on its own page). The Brian Price BH Sportkings cards are mainly Memorabilia cards or Autographed cards. There are just a few "regular"type trading cards. Many of these cards have multiple athletes on the card with Mr. Hogan. Some with golfers but many from other sports. The memorabilia theme is closely followed in his "President's Choice cards, however the Ben Hogan cards are only with other golfers. The first Ben Hogan SK trading cards appeared in 2008 in Series B. There are 28 BH cards in this issue. This continued with 11 cards in 2009, 3 cards in 2010, 13 cards in 2012, and 7 in 2013. All of these cards have Brian Price's name on the back. When "Leaf" took over in 2014, there was no SK issue. In 2015, "Leaf" issued previously issued SK cards, mainly from 2008-2009. The only difference in the 2015 cards was an "SK VAULT" stamp and hand-numbered on the front of each card. This was ultimately the only Ben Hogan SK releases by "Leaf". The "Sage Company" secured the rights to the SK name in 2018 and that issue contained 5 Ben Hogan golf cards. These would be the last Ben Hogan Sportskings cards issued through 2023. On a side note, during Brian Price's time with Sportkings, some of the SK cards also had the phrase "Famous Fabrics" on the card. Brian Price additionally put out a separate set of cards called "Famous Fabrics" in which there are many cards that have Ben Hogan memorabilia on the card, usually a bag swatch. Most of the cards have other golfers, along with Ben Hogan, on them.. As of the end of 2024, I know of 87 Ben Hogan Sportkings cards. These make up almost 20% of all of the Ben Hogan cards that are known to me. I am sure there are many more out there which I am unaware of at this time. There is a very impressive number of Ben Hogan SK cards currently listed on Ebay from Matt Wheeler and the "Wheeler Collection". I have a few of the Wheeler Collection Ben Hogan Sportkings cards in my collection, with the hope of eventually adding more. You can find more information about the "Wheeler Collection" at https://wheelercollection.com. This site shows that Matt has a lot more than just Sportkings cards. I recommend you take a look when you get the chance. Below is a table that shows the years 2007 thru 2023 and the Ben Hogan Sportkings cards released. I truly believe more BH Sportkings cards exist. When they finally surface, I will add them to this table and the website information. Please, always let me know of any inaccuracies in this table or on the website. I strive to be as accurate as possible. |
Year | Series | # of Ben Hogan Golf Cards | Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1933 | Goudey SportKings | 0 | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Series A | 0 | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Series B Ben Price | 28 |
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2009 | Series C Ben Price | 11 |
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2010 | Series D Brian Price | 3 |
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2011 | No SK Issue | 2 |
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2012 | Series E Brian Price | 14 |
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2013 | Series F Brian Price | 7 |
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2014 | No SK Issue | XXX | XXX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Leaf However all backs say Brian Price due to issue date | 16 | Reissues of a few 2008-2009 SK cards -- Stamped with an "SK VAULT" stamp and hand numbered
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2016 | No SK Issue | XXX | XXX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#NNO Made to Order Mem. (1)2017 | Leaf No SK Issue | XXX | XXX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#NNO Made to Order Mem. (1)2018 | Volume 1 Sage | 6 |
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2019 | No SK Issue Sage | XXX | XXX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | No SK Issue Sage | XXX | XXX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Volume 2 Sage | No BH Cards | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Volume 3 Sage | No BH cards | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Volume 4 Sage | No BH cards | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Volume 5 Sage | No BH cards | No Ben Hogan Cards Issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |