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More Tee Smith basketball cards

Ted Shideler 3 Comments
Read time: 6 min.

I talked about my status as one of the world’s preemptive collectors of Theron Smith’s basketball cards a while back. I knew I had more lying around the house somewhere and started searching through my garage and closet. It turns out that I’m much less formal when it comes to basketball storage than when I was a kid, but here’s what I found! My collection’s up to twenty-seven cards and counting. 

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Why I became the world’s preeminent collector of Tee Smith basketball cards

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Read time: 11 min.

Although his NBA career was brief, Tee Smith left Ball State as one of the most decorated Cardinals ever. I’ve never met him, but I felt a personal connection to the guy when I was a kid. That connection may have made me the world’s preeminent collector of his cards! After we took a deep dive into the career of Oliver Miller a couple weeks ago, my trip into basketball obscurity continues.

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