A high school business teacher who also coached the baseball team, Tom Daniels expanded his passion for sports through cards and memorabilia in August 1973 when he pre-ordered five cases of Topps basketball cards.
“I just wanted something part-time to do in the summer,” said Daniels, now 76 and living in Waunakee, Wisc.
So started a collecting journey that will celebrate a 50-year run this summer.
Tom and his wife, Anita, 75, are legends in the hobby. Just consider a few family facts:
• They first started selling sports collectibles at a show in 1974.
• They have attended every National Sports Collectors Convention since the inaugural show in 1980, which was held in a small hotel ballroom at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriott. They
