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2015 Sportkings; 2015 Leaf Sports Kings - Player Checklist 58 Players with Non 1/1 Hits; 147 Overall Players; Orange=Auto/Relic Name Subset Card # Print Run Type "Sugar" Shane Mosley Base - Common 25 Silver + 65 Base "Sugar" Shane Mosley Base - Mini 25 Silver + 20 Base Affirmed Base - Common 17 Silver + 65 Base Affirmed Base - Mini 17 Silver + 20 Base Al Pacino Sportkings Signatures Redemption SKS-AP1 31 Auto Alex Morgan Base - Common 27 Silver + 65 Base Alex Morgan Base - Mini 27 Silver + 20 Base Alex Ovechkin Three Kings TK-07 29 Insert Alex Rodriguez Spectacular Patch AR 1 Relic Alexander Cartwright Base - Common 5 Silver + 65 Base Alexander Cartwright Base - Mini 5 Silver + 20 Base Alistair Overeem Base - Common 36 Silver + 65 Base Alistair Overeem Base - Mini 36 Silver + 20 Base Allen Iverson Kings of the City KC-08 24 Insert Allen Iverson Spectacular Patch AI 1 Relic Amanda Beard Base - Common 39 Silver + 65 Base Amanda Beard Base - Mini 39 Silver + 20 Base Amos Alonzo Stagg Base - Common 38 Silver + 65 Base Amos Alonzo Stagg Base - Mini 38 Silver + 20 Base Artis Gilmore Sportkings Signatures SKS-AG1 106 Auto Artis Gilmore Auto Memorabilia SAM-AG1 36 Auto Relic Babe Ruth Base - Common 1 Silver + 65 Base Babe Ruth Base - Mini 1 Silver + 20 Base Barry Bonds Kings of the City KC-01 29 Insert Barry Bonds Spectacular Patch BB 1 Relic Barry Sanders Kings of the City KC-02 19 Insert Barry Sanders Three Kings TK-03 29 Insert Barry Sanders Fourmidable Memorabilia F-01 20 Relic Ben Roethlisberger Spectacular Patch BR 1 Relic Bo Jackson Sportkings Signatures SKS-BJ1 76 Auto Bobby Hull Kings of the City KC-05 19 Insert Brett Hull Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-BH1 76 Relic Brett Hull Sportkings Patch SP-BH1 19 Relic Bruce Smith Fourmidable Memorabilia F-01 20 Relic Bruce Smith Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-BS1 51 Relic Bruce Smith Sportkings Patch SP-BS1 14 Relic Bryan Trottier Dynasty Kings Signatures DKS-BT1 47 Auto Bryan Trottier Dynasty Kings Memorabilia DKJ-BT1 56 Relic Bryan Trottier Dynasty Kings Patch DKP-BT1 16 Relic GroupBreakChecklists.com 2015 Leaf Sports Kings Player Checklist Name Subset Card # Print Run Type Cal Ripken Jr. Retired Numbers Signatures Redemption RN-CRJ 14 Auto Cal Ripken Jr. Sportkings Signatures Redemption SKS-CRJ 120 Auto Cal Ripken Jr. Auto Memorabilia Redemption SAM-CRJ 54 Auto Relic Cal Ripken Jr. Fourmidable Memorabilia F-06 20 Relic Cal Ripken Jr. Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-CRJ 81 Relic Cal Ripken Jr. Sportkings Patch SP-CRJ 19 Relic Carly Patterson Base - Common 14 Silver + 65 Base Carly Patterson Base - Mini 14 Silver + 20 Base Carmelo Anthony Spectacular Patch CA 1 Relic Charles Barkley Fourmidable Memorabilia F-05 20 Relic Charles Woodson Spectacular Patch CW 1 Relic Chipper Jones Base - Common 3 Silver + 65 Base Chipper Jones Base - Mini 3 Silver + 20 Base Christy Mathewson Base - Common 47 Silver + 65 Base Christy Mathewson Base - Mini 47 Silver + 20 Base Clyde Drexler Spectacular Patch CD 1 Relic Connor McDavid Three Kings TK-07 29 Insert Connor McDavid Fourmidable Memorabilia F-03 20 Relic Cris Carter Spectacular Patch CC 1 Relic Cristiano Ronaldo Sportkings Signatures Redemption SKS-CR1 36 Auto Cynthia Cooper Base - Common 29 Silver + 65 Base Cynthia Cooper Base - Mini 29 Silver + 20 Base Dan Marino Three Kings TK-08 29 Insert Dan Marino Three Kings TK-04 29 Insert Dan Marino Fourmidable Memorabilia F-04 20 Relic Dan Marino Spectacular Patch DM 1 Relic Darryl Strawberry Spectacular Patch DS 1 Relic Dave Winfield Spectacular Patch DW 1 Relic Deion Sanders Spectacular Patch DS 1 Relic Dirk Nowitzki Spectacular Patch DN 1 Relic Doug Flutie Spectacular Patch DG 1 Relic Dynamite Kid Base - Common 30 Silver + 65 Base Dynamite Kid Base - Mini 30 Silver + 20 Base Earl "Curly" Lambeau Base - Common 48 Silver + 65 Base Earl "Curly" Lambeau Base - Mini 48 Silver + 20 Base Earl Campbell Auto Memorabilia SAM-EC1 36 Auto Relic Earl Campbell Kings of the City KC-09 34 Insert Earl Campbell Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-EC1 76 Relic Earl Campbell Sportkings Patch SP-EC1 14 Relic Ed “Strangler” Lewis Base - Common 44 Silver + 65 Base Ed “Strangler” Lewis Base - Mini 44 Silver + 20 Base Eddie George Spectacular Patch EG 1 Relic Edgerrin James Spectacular Patch RB 1 Relic Fernando Valenzuela Spectacular Patch FV 1 Relic Frank Robinson Fourmidable Memorabilia F-07 20 Relic Gale Sanders Fourmidable Memorabilia F-01 20 Relic GroupBreakChecklists.com 2015 Leaf Sports Kings Player Checklist Name Subset Card # Print Run Type Gale Sayers Retired Numbers Signatures RN-GS1 46 Auto Gale Sayers Sportkings Signatures SKS-GS1 66 Auto Gale Sayers Kings of the City KC-06 19 Insert Gale Sayers Three Kings TK-03 29 Insert Gary Carter Spectacular Patch GC 1 Relic Gina Carano Base - Common 33 Silver + 65 Base Gina Carano Base - Mini 33 Silver + 20 Base Gordie Howe Kings of the City KC-02 19 Insert Gordie Howe Fourmidable Memorabilia F-03 20 Relic Grant Fuhr Dynasty Kings Signatures DKS-GF1 38 Auto Grant Fuhr Retired Numbers Signatures RN-GF1 38 Auto Grant Fuhr Dynasty Kings Memorabilia DKJ-GF1 56 Relic Grant Fuhr Dynasty Kings Patch DKP-GF1 16 Relic Grant Hill Spectacular Patch GH 1 Relic Greg Maddux Base - Common 4 Silver + 65 Base Greg Maddux Base - Mini 4 Silver + 20 Base Hakeem Olajuwon Three Kings TK-09 24 Insert Hank Aaron Three Kings TK-01 19 Insert Hope Solo Base - Common 31 Silver + 65 Base Hope Solo Base - Mini 31 Silver + 20 Base Howie Long Spectacular Patch HL 1 Relic Hulk Hogan Sportkings Signatures SKS-HH1 77 Auto Ichiro Base - Common 2 Silver + 65 Base Ichiro Base - Mini 2 Silver + 20 Base Ichiro Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-I1 71 Relic Ichiro Sportkings Patch SP-I1 14 Relic Jack Ham Dynasty Kings Signatures DKS-JH1 41 Auto Jack Johnson Base - Common 45 Silver + 65 Base Jack Johnson Base - Mini 45 Silver + 20 Base Jake Plummer Spectacular Patch JP 1 Relic James Naismith Base - Common 13 Silver + 65 Base James Naismith Base - Mini 13 Silver + 20 Base James Worthy Base - Common 12 Silver + 65 Base James Worthy Base - Mini 12 Silver + 20 Base Janet Evans Base - Common 26 Silver + 65 Base Janet Evans Base - Mini 26 Silver + 20 Base Jan-Ove Waldner Base - Common 32 Silver + 65 Base Jan-Ove Waldner Base - Mini 32 Silver + 20 Base Jennie Finch Sportkings Signatures SKS-JF1 87 Auto Jennie Finch Base - Common 24 Silver + 65 Base Jennie Finch Base - Mini 24 Silver + 20 Base Jerry Rice Dynasty Kings Signatures DKS-JR1 36 Auto Jerry Rice Sportkings Signatures SKS-JR1 65 Auto Jim Brown Kings of the City KC-03 19 Insert Jim Brown Three Kings TK-03 29 Insert Jim Brown Fourmidable Memorabilia F-01 20 Relic GroupBreakChecklists.com 2015 Leaf Sports Kings Player Checklist Name Subset Card # Print Run Type Jim Kelly Auto Memorabilia SAM-JK1 31 Auto Relic Jim Kelly Base - Common 19 Silver + 65 Base Jim Kelly Base - Mini 19 Silver + 20 Base Jim Kelly Fourmidable Memorabilia F-04 20 Relic Jim Kelly Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-JK1 66 Relic Jim Kelly Sportkings Patch SP-JK1 14 Relic Joe Montana Kings of the City KC-01 29 Insert Joe Montana Three Kings TK-08 29 Insert Joe Montana Three Kings TK-04 29 Insert Joe Namath Kings of the City KC-07 14 Insert Joe Namath Fourmidable Memorabilia F-04 20 Relic Joe Sakic Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-JS1 76 Relic Joe Sakic Sportkings Patch SP-JS1 19 Relic John Elway Three Kings TK-04 29 Insert John Stockton Spectacular Patch JS 1 Relic Jose Canseco Spectacular Patch JC 1 Relic Julius Erving Fourmidable Memorabilia F-05 20 Relic Karl Malone Base - Common 9 Silver + 65 Base Karl Malone Base - Mini 9 Silver + 20 Base Karl Malone Fourmidable Memorabilia F-05 20 Relic Karl Malone Spectacular Patch KM 1 Relic Karl Malone Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-KM1 71 Relic Karl Malone Sportkings Patch SP-KM1 14 Relic Ken Climo Base - Common 10 Silver + 65 Base Ken Climo Base - Mini 10 Silver + 20 Base Ken Griffey Jr. Sportkings Signatures SKS-KGJ 62 Auto Ken Griffey Jr. Kings of the City KC-04 29 Insert Ken Griffey Jr. Spectacular Patch KGJ 1 Relic Ken Griffey Jr. Sportkings Memorabilia SJ-KGJ 76 Relic Ken Griffey Jr. Sportkings Patch SP-KGJ 14 Relic Kevin Durant Kings of the City KC-04 29 Insert Kevin Durant Fourmidable Memorabilia F-02 20 Relic Kevin Durant Spectacular Patch KD 1 Relic Kevin Garnett Kings of the City KC-10 34 Insert Kevin Garnett Spectacular Patch KG 1 Relic Kevin Martin Base - Common 34 Silver + 65 Base Kevin Martin Base - Mini 34 Silver + 20 Base King Clancy Base - Common 7 Silver + 65 Base King Clancy Base - Mini 7 Silver + 20 Base Kobe Bryant Three Kings TK-05 19 Insert Kobe Bryant Fourmidable Memorabilia F-02 20 Relic Larry Bird Auto Memorabilia SAM-LB1 24 Auto Relic Larry Bird Kings of the City KC-11 19 Insert Larry Bird Three Kings TK-06 29 Insert Larry Bird Dynasty Kings Memorabilia DKJ-LB1 51 Relic Larry Bird Dynasty Kings Patch DKP-LB1 14 Relic GroupBreakChecklists.com 2015 Leaf Sports Kings Player Checklist Name Subset Card # Print Run Type Lawrence Taylor Retired Numbers Signatures RN-LT1 62 Auto LeBron James Kings of the City KC-03 19 Insert Lebron James Three Kings TK-05 19 Insert LeBron James Fourmidable Memorabilia F-02 20 Relic Lester Hayes Spectacular Patch LH 1 Relic Lin Dan Base - Common 49 Silver + 65 Base Lin Dan Base - Mini 49 Silver + 20 Base Lolo Jones Base - Common 23 Silver + 65 Base Lolo Jones Base - Mini 23 Silver + 20 Base Lord Stanley Base - Common 37 Silver + 65 Base Lord Stanley Base - Mini 37 Silver + 20 Base Magic Johnson Retired Numbers Signatures RN-MJ1 43 Auto Magic Johnson Sportkings Signatures SKS-MJ1 131 Auto Magic Johnson Auto Memorabilia SAM-MJ1 36 Auto Relic Magic Johnson Three Kings
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