A 25-year-old Hickman is the subject of this beautiful T206 portrait, in front of a strong, green background. His white uniform with the black collar flipped up look crisp, as does his perfectly combed black hair, parted to the side. A crease at the lower left corner, as well as rounded corners and some light tobacco staining are the main reasons for the technical grade, but this offering still retains a tremendous amount of eye appeal. Hickman's is one of the harder-to-find issues of the T206 set, as the Southern Leaguers are considered scarce.

John Gordon Hickman pitched seven seasons in professional baseball, bouncing around between five different teams in the Southern Association in his final five years. His longest stretch came as a member of the Mobile Sea Gulls, for whom he played from 1908-1910, winning more than 30 games in a little over two seasons with the club.