Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey... baseball card?

[donbickle707]

I pulled this from a pack of 2003 Upper Deck (back in 2003) and really wasnt sure what it is as it is not listed anywhere. Can anyone help me? Here is a scan of the card

http://s970.photobucket.com/albums/a...nt=4562456.jpg

I think it is a pretty cool card, but I know nothing of hockey, I think it might be Gordie Howe as his birthday is 3-31-1928, which is the birthday listed on the back.

[87sluggo]

This card was part of the "First Pitch" insert set, featuring celebrities who'd thown out the ceremonial 1st pitch before a game. It is indeed Gordie Howe. Other cards in the set were of LeBron James, Ben Affleck, both President Bushes and others.

[donbickle707]

I got LeBron James... thx for he info!

[GHCHambone]

Cool card, I like it!

[30ranfordfan]

Never heard of those - but thanks for sharing! Very cool card.

[CoolHandLuke]

Here is probably the set in question:
2004 Upper Deck First Pitch Inserts #SP8 Gordie Howe

At least it's the only one I see in SCF database. But if you do search Gordie Howe, 46 cards were made in baseball. But the only entry matching First Pitch is this one. Maybe we are missing a 2003 set and if so please let us know so we can potentially add it to the database.

[TurdFerguson]

It is the card CoolHandLuke mentioned above and according to my 2011 Baseball Card & Collectibles Almanac it is $10.

[donbickle707]

thanks for all the replies, I was going off the date on the back of the card, so it very well could be 2004, if you would like I can post a pic of the back of the card, I was looking for Mr. Hockey, as that is the name on the card, I should have looked for gordie howe too

[TheBoxBreaker]

I've never before seen a card like that, cool! Thanks for uploading the picture.

[mingus_md]

Very cool card. Thanks for starting this thread to tell us about it.