Rare 1933 Babe Ruth baseball card could set auction record

Outside of his day job as a neurologist in Tampa, Dr. Thomas Newman had a secret passion. He was a baseball card collector, owning some of the rarest cards on Earth. Dr. Newman passed away in January at the age of 73 from COVID-19. His collection is about go up for public auction through Memory Lane Auctions. Beginning in June, more than 1,000 pieces will be up for bid, but there is one that stands out from the rest: A very rare Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey gum card in near-mint condition. Other players in the collection include names like Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, Ted Williams and Cy Young. There's also a near-perfect Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card that is expected to sell for more than $1-million. MORE: https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-... FOX 13 Tampa Bay brings you the important videos like breaking news, Tampa Bay weather, and local stories. But also plenty of fun stuff, like #WeLiveHere tips, the best of our archives, and all those 'only-in-Florida' stories. Subscribe to FOX 13 News: https://www.youtube.com/FOX13TampaBay... Watch more FOX 13 News video: https://fox13news.com/ Watch FOX 13 News live: https://fox13news.com/live Download our app: https://fox13news.onelink.me/Sd7G?pid... Get our newsletter: https://www.fox13news.com/email