The T218 Champions set is one of the most popular multi-sport sets ever issued. The colorful lithographic cards featured athletes from a variety of sports including boxing, golf, track and field, and a number of lesser-known sports such as billiards and bowling. The cards were issued with Hassan, Mecca and Tolstoi ads on the reverse.
Presented here is the complete 61-card run of prizefighters featured in the issue, including the two Jack Johnson cards, which are the keys to the entire set. All but one of the cards have been graded by SGC. The collection includes the following, with all backs of the Mecca variety unless otherwise noted: SGC EX/NM 6 (1 card): Al Delmont. PSA EX 5 (1 card): Charles Eaton. SGC EX 5 (8 cards): Sailor Burke, Dave Deshler, Young Donohoe, Abe Goodman, Willie Lewis, Dick Nelson (Hassan), Unk Russell (Hassan), Johnny Summers. SGC VG/EX 4 (26 cards): Matty Baldwin, Frankie Conley, Young Corbett (Hassan), George Gardiner, Jack Goodman, Charlie Griffin (Hassan), Battling Hurley, Joe Jeannette (Hassan), Jim Jeffries (Portrait - Hassan), Jim Jeffries (Jabbing), Al Kaufman (Hassan), Stanley Ketchell (Hassan), Bert Keyes (Hassan), Patsey Kline, Harry Lewis (Hassan), Phil McGovern (Hassan), Packey McFarland (Hassan), Honey Mellody, Owen Moran (Hassan), Young Ritchie (Hassan), Phil. Jack O'Brien (Hassan), Tommy O'Keefe, Harry Stone, Jack Sullivan (Hassan), Jimmy Walsh (Hassan), Ad Wolgast. SGC VG 3 (21 cards): Abe Attell, Patsy Brannigan (Hassan), Knock-Out Brown, Johnny Coulon (Hassan), Leach Cross (Hassan), Joe Gans, Jim Driscoll (Hassan), Jimmy Gardner (Hassan), Dick Hyland (Hassan), Jack Johnson (Front View), Jack Johnson (Side View), Frank Klaus, Sam Langford (Hassan), Young Laughrey (Hassan), Johnny Marto, Tommy Murphy, Tommy O'Toole, Jim Stewart (Hassan), Mike Sullivan (Hassan), Johnny Summers, Billy West. SGC GOOD 2 (2 cards): Frankie Neil, Battling Nelson. SGC FAIR 1.5 (2 cards): Billy Papa, Eddie Walsh (Hassan). A tremendous collection of bright, clean cards, a wonderful mid grade set containing all the boxing subjects from this legendary issue. 61 cards total.