This 1978 Topps Earl Monroe #45 has earned a PSA 8 NM-MT grade. This high-grade vintage card of the Pearl, a 1973 champion with the Knicks, is a strong piece for New York collectors.
Earl Monroe starred at Winston-Salem State before the Baltimore Bullets selected him 2nd overall in the 1967 NBA Draft, winning Rookie of the Year. Known as Earl the Pearl for his dazzling ball-handling, he won the 1973 NBA championship with the New York Knicks and earned four All-Star selections. Monroe is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF) inductee (1990).
