Oscar Gamble’s legendary hair was just part of long big-league career

He’ll always be known for his epic Afro and one of the greatest baseball cards ever made — 1976 Topps Traded No. 74T — but he also was a reliable big-leaguer for a long, long time.

He’s Oscar Gamble, a former New York Yankees outfielder who died on Wednesday at age 68. A member of the Yankees for seven of his 17 seasons in MLB, he hit .265 with 200 home runs and 666 RBI in 1,584 games. He also played for the Cubs, who drafted him in the 16th round in 1968, as well as the Phillies, Indians, White Sox, Padres and Rangers.

“He was the player on the Yankees known for big hair,” said his agent, Andrew Levy, on Twitter, “but those who knew him best will remember his big heart.”

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Oct. 3)

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: Big breaks from Triple Threads, Immaculate, Star Wars, SP Authentic and more.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Sept. 13)

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: New-product breaks, old-product breaks and a Super Break.

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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Sept. 9)

scan_pic1621The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What’s Buzzing Today: Breaking new products, Superfractors that never were and … is Trevor Siemian the new Tom Brady?

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First Buzz: 2016 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards + checklist

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Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 12-card box

What’s buzz-worthy: The latest online-exclusive arrives with an autograph and a parallel inside every pack along with a selection of base cards.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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