This is such a fun set, and a very memorable one for us collector’s who grew up in the ’90’s! I know it’s not very valuable, but it gave us a chance to pull a Wilt Chamberlain card. Although the youngest of us might not have appreciated how thorough an overview of Chamberlain’s career these cards gave. The text jam-packed on the back was something we grew to respect later.
These were found in “Low Series” packs of ’92-93 Upper Deck. Instead of a typical Series I and Series II, the “Low Series,” contained cards #1-310 and the “High Series” cards contained #1-510 with a few of the cards differing. In fact, the Low Series boxes actually featured the unnumbered header from these Wilt Chamberlain cards very large on the bottom. Those boxes put the odds at 1 in every 9 packs. Odds were the same for jumbo packs. Series I/Low Series jumbo packs were found in “Locker Boxes.” These boxes are really fun memories for many of us. They had four 27-card jumbo packs, and the box itself could be used as a plastic storage container for your cards.
There are ten of these Wilt Chamberlain cards, nine cards numbered 10-18 and an unnumbered Header card. Why start at #10? These cards were viewed as part of an ongoing collection. The previous year, ’91-92, Upper Deck produced the Jerry West Heroes cards which were numbered 1-9. The “Basketball Heroes” logo is the same on all of the cards, helping unify the set between seasons. The backs are loaded with information that covers a large span of his basketball career, from college to his rookie season, to his 30,000 point landmark, to induction into the Hall of Fame.
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