1933 Goudey Gum Sport Kings #37 HELENE MADISON SGC 6 SWIMMING OLYMPICS GOLD HOF

Description: * * * * Item Description: You are bidding on a Professionally Graded 1933 Goudey Gum Sport Kings #37 HELENE MADISON SGC 6 EXMT OLYMPICS HOF. Woman's Swimming Gold Medalist. Madison won 3 gold medals at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Madison was an olympic gold medalist swimmer and at the time world record holder in multiple swimming categories. She was the only woman to hold every American freestyle swimming record at the same time. A very nice specimen from the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings card set, one of the best multi-sport sets ever produced! Please scroll down for more about Goudey Sport Kings chewing gum cards and the player. For more vintage Goudey cards, please check out my other items: About the Set: The 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set was produced by the Goudey Gum Company of Boston, MA and used to market tins/packs of chewing gum. The set combined prominent athletes from baseball (Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb), football (Red Grange, Jim Thorpe), golf (Bobby Jones), basketball, and several other sports. The detailed artwork and vivid colors used to manufacture the cards are what make them a favorite among vintage collectors today. 1933 Goudey Sport Kings comprises of a 48 card set, each card measuring 2 3/8” x 2 7/8”. Key cards include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bobby Jones, and many other legendary Hall of Famers. Shipping and Handling: Domestic and International shipments will be packaged securely in a box or flat rate padded envelope (packaged in small box inside the envelope). Package will be insured through Shipsaver, an Ebay approved insurance provider. I combine shipping at no extra charge for any additional items purchased. Thanks! About Us: Welcome to iconsportscards. I specialize in vintage sets and factory certified autograph and memorabilia cards from Hall of Fame greats. I pride myself on customer satisfaction, and providing a quality product at a reasonable price. Thank you for viewing my item, Chris All sportscard singles ship for one low rate, no matter how many items you buy! Helene Madison From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helene Madison Madison (left) with Johnny Weissmuller at 1932 Olympics Personal information Full name Helene Emma Madison National team United States Born June 19, 1913 Madison, Wisconsin Died November 27, 1970 (aged 57) Seattle, Washington Sport Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle Club Washington Athletic Club Medal record[hide] Women's swimming Representing the United States Women's swimming 1932 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle 1932 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle 1932 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Madison won three gold medals in freestyle event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete at the 1932 Olympics: women's 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[1] In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in various distances. Following the 1932 Olympics she appeared in the films The Human Fish and The Warrior's Husband and hence, as a professional, was not allowed to participate in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. After her swimming career, she had odd jobs as a swimming instructor, department store clerk and a nurse. Madison had one child, Helene Madison Ware, who at one time lived in Marysville, Washington. Divorced three times and living alone, she died of throat cancer in 1970 in Seattle, Washington.[2] She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966, and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992.[3] Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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