Sports Collectors Digest

SHARING BASEBALL MEMORIES

I can’t argue that Albuquerque, N.M. has a rich sports history. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t passionate sports fans, hobby shops and card collectors in this Southwest city.

Tell someone you hail from Albuquerque and you get a couple responses: “Oh, the home of ‘Breaking Bad.’” Or, from real sports fans, “That’s where North Carolina State and Jim Valvano upset Phi Slamma Jamma in the 1983 Final Four!”

Others may recognize it as the place where NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher played at

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