Single Card Post: 1909-12 Murad Cigarettes College Series (T51) - University of Cincinnati

Murad Cigarettes, made from the purest Turkish tobacco, were sold in New York City in the early 1900s as 'The Metropolitan Standard'. In 1909 they jumped on the sports card bandwagon with a collegiate sports release. Shot put cards, baseball cards, long jump cards, tennis cards, golf cards, and some of the first ever basketball cards. And to keep it scholarly, a few cards of generic college students. Each of these are branded with a random university.

The University of Cincinnati is featured, displaying a generic track and field dude, who, despite being an outdoor athlete, has clearly never seen more than five consecutive minutes of sunlight.

 

 

The University of Cincinnati's track and field achievements during this four-year run include a 3rd place finish at a Cincinnati Amateur Athletic Federation (C.A.A.F) meet and victories over Ohio State, Miami, and Ohio Wesleyan at the YMCA Carnival Meet. Legends.

Go Redlegs.