The original Goodwin Champions set released in 1888 and is cataloged as the N162 set. This 50-card set featured athletes of many different sports in the numbers below:
- 8 Baseball Players
- 6 Billiards Players
- 5 Pugilists – which is the 19th century term for Boxing
- 4 Jockeys
- 4 Bicyclists
- 4 Lawn Tennis Players
- 4 Oarsmen
- 3 Chess Players
- 3 Pedestrians – which is basically race walking
- 2 Wrestlers
- 1 Football Player – Harry W. Beecher, captain of the Yale football team; this is considered the first football card ever
- 1 Wild West Hunter
- 1 Runner
- 1 High Jumper
- 1 Marksman
- 1 Broadswordsman
- 1 Strongest Man in the World
Returning for another years is Upper Deck's 2011 version and Baseballcardpedia describes it as: "2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions is a 210-card set (231 cards if 21 mini-exclusive cards are also included) released on June 29, 2011. Although billed by Upper Deck as a "baseball" set, only 59 of the 231 cards are of baseball players; the remainder featuring athletes from various sports and historical figures. The set is not licensed by MLB Properties or the MLBPA, and as such will not feature any current Major League players or MLB trademarks. Each 20-pack Hobby box will include three of the following:
- Autograph card
- Memorabilia cards
- Embroidered patch cards
- Printing plates
Each Hobby box will also include 10 mini-sized cards, one "Figures of Sport" die-cut insert, one "Goodwin Citizens" insert, and a 5" X 7" "World Traveler" box-topper"
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