But, in time, that's where Mickey Mantle's path took him ... the Mick lost a home-run race and won millions of fans. Like many sports heroes, Mantle would become more popular in his twilight ...

Mickey Mantle's majestic power made him the favorite ... not even of his time perhaps," wrote Richard Hoffer in Sports Illustrated. "He was a centerfielder of surprising swiftness, a switch ...

Even though the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is his most popular card it’s not deserving of the rookie card designation.

A former sorting clerk at a post office in New Jersey later sold the items, including valuable Michael Jordan and Mickey ...

That is why he was voted the American League Most Valuable Player by the baseball writers and now, he has just been named Sports Illustrated ... Wilson (1930) and Mickey Mantle (1956).

Mickey Mantle, one of his friends said ... the Mick lost a home-run race and won millions of fans. Like many sports heroes, Mantle would become more popular in his twilight than his heyday.