My final Barrier-Breaker card is a 1955 Topps Elston Howard of the Yankees. He debuted in April of 1955 and played for the Yankees from 1955-1967 when he was traded to the Red Sox. He finished his career in Boston in 1968. He was a twelve-time all star and the 1963 AL MVP. He did have a Bowman card in 1955 but not a Topps card. Oddly, he also had a card in the 1994 Topps Archives set depicting him as a "1954 Prospect". But to my knowledge, this is the only 1955 Topps card of Elston Howard.
He had been in the Yankees system since 1950 after they purchased him from the Kansas City Monarchs. When he came up with the Yankees, he spent most of his time in the outfield. Future Hall of Famer and three-time MVP, Yogi Berra caught most games with the Yanks until 1960. Howard took over and earned Gold Gloves behind the plate in 1963 and 1964.
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