Black Women Athletes x Trading Cards
As we celebrate Black History Month, let’s honor the remarkable Black women athletes who have not only excelled in their respective sports but have also made significant impacts in the sports collectibles market. Their trading cards serve as enduring tributes to their talent, determination, and groundbreaking achievements. Here are some of the most valuable and sought-after trading cards featuring these exceptional athletes.
Black Women Athletes x Trading Cards
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter #249 Serena Williams
Player info
• 23 majors title is the most in the open-era
• only tennis player to accomplish a grand slam in both singles and doubles
• multi-time olympic gold medalist
card info
• 350 base cards
what they’ve said
• “Before Serena came along, there was not really an icon of the sport that looked like me. So growing up, I never thought that I was different because the No. 1 player in the world was somebody who looked like me. I think that’s the biggest thing that I can take from what I’ve learned from Serena.” – tennis superstar coco gauff
2016 Topps US Olympic and Paralympic Team and Hopefuls Patch Auto #SBI Simone Biles /50
Player info
• 11 olympic medals tied for second-most among olympic gymnasts
• over 30 world championships medal
• most olympic medals by a us gymnast
card info
• 100 base cards
what they’ve said
• “often overlooked in the yearly commemoration is Clemente’s activism as a Black man who spoke out, frequently in his second language, against racism in the United States during a career that paralleled the civil rights movement.” – Jorge Castillo of the la times
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter #247 Lisa Leslie
Player info
• Hall of Famer
• three-time league mvp
• two-time pro basketball champion
card info
• 350 base cards
What they said
• “Lisa Leslie is one of the greatest basketball players of all time.” – womenshistory.org
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter #193 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Player info
• first woman to score over 7,000 points in the heptathlon
• six-time olympic medalist, including three gold
• holds the olympic and national long jump record
set info
• 350 base cards
what they said
• “One of the world’s greatest female athletes, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a basketball and track star at UCLA and an international star since. Joyner-Kersee is the most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic track and field history.” – ucla.com
2023-24 Bowman U Chrome® Basketball #49 Angel Reese 1st Bowman
Player info
• first black f1 driver
• First black f1 driver to win the world drivers’ championship
•holds the f1 record for career race victories
set info
• 100 base careds
What they said
• “I feel like you’re me 2.0,” – pro basketball hall of famer lisa leslie
