1997 Cooperstown Collection Mickey Mantle Mickey & The Media #22
1997 Cooperstown Collection Mickey Mantle Mickey & The Media #22
1997 Cooperstown Collection – Mickey Mantle #22: Mickey & The Media
Before the age of social media, there was the New York press corps — and nobody faced it more squarely than Mickey Mantle. This card captures the Mick surrounded by reporters, photographers, and sportscasters, telling the story of how a shy kid from Commerce, Oklahoma grew into the face of America's biggest team in the nation's biggest market.
As the back notes: “When you're the superstar and team leader, you're also automatically the team spokesman.” Mickey's initial shyness was mistaken for arrogance, but after winning the Triple Crown in 1956, Sport magazine named him Man of the Year — and the Mick never looked back.
- Set: 1997 Cooperstown Collection
- Card #: 22
- Subject: Mickey & The Media
- Player: Mickey Mantle
- Team: New York Yankees
- Highlight: 1956 Triple Crown, Sport Man of the Year
- Condition: Near Mint (NM) / Raw (Ungraded)
A compelling story card for any Mantle or Yankees collector. Ships in a protective sleeve.
