Discovery Plaza

April 16, 2026

Discovery Plaza is the 1000 square foot forecourt leading to the Card Cyber Museum - a daily exhibition of 60 sports cards waiting to be discovered beneath your feet! Inspired by the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where celebrities leave their handprints in concrete, our Plaza features digital frames embedded in the ground - beneath bulletproof glass. Each day brings a new rotation of cards showcasing the incredible sets found within the museum. Click any colored text square to flip it and reveal the card front, or click any card image to view full details.

Originally inspired by Piet Mondrian's neoplasticism style with bold primary colors, Discovery Plaza invites you to uncover the stories behind the cards.

Averaging 8.68 yards gained per toss, Bart Starr was again one of the top quarterbacks. His passes led Green Bay to Super Bowl victory. Bart was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1966.

1909 T206 Set cards were often glued into scrapbooks or affixed to other surfaces and, as a result, they are often found with paper loss on them from when they were removed.

Talk about "old faithful," Bill led Minnesota in rushing last year again. The powerhouse back holds the club records for career yardage in rushing and with 40 TD's scored. Bill was acquired in a trade from the Chicago Bears. Bill was 2nd in the N.F.L. with 11 touchdowns in 1968.

Matt earned his first MLB All-Star Game nod in 2024 on his way to posting the seventh-lowest ERA among pitchers with 60+ innings. The southpaw held right-handed hitters to a meager .133 average.

A serious knee injury shelved the soft-spoken center last season, but Earl still managed 15 goals for the Pittsburgh Penguins. AHL observers still talk of his 65 points in 40 games pace with Cleveland in 1959-60, while the property of the New York Rangers. Earl was traded from N.Y. to Montreal to N.Y. (on paper at least in one hour.)

Dick won the Most Valuable Player award in the NL for 1960. He won the batting crown is 1960 after coming off the bench with injuries. Dick was an All-American basketball star at Duke, averaging 22 points a game.

The Cards have high hopes for this young giant, who is a fine first base prospect. He I was with St. Louis for 66 games in 1954, hitting .246. He batted in 34 runs with his 60 hits, which were good for 90 bases. He also played for their Rochester farm team, hitting .297 for 79 games. He began in organized ball in 1952 playing for Porterville and San Diego. He was with San Diego in 1953, hitting...

The WNBA's 12th-leading free throw shooter during the 2000 season, Rasmussen scored a season-high 17 points in only 19 minutes of action in a 69-62 win over Portland on July 19.

Although only in his middle twenties, Chuck is a veteran of 8 Major League campaigns. He started with the Red Sox in '47 and gained recognition as a top-flight hurler when he won 11 games in '49. He followed with 12 victories the next year and had a 10-9 record in '51. The '52 season found him in a Chisox uniform and he posted a 3.13 E.R.A. before joining the Nats.

A couple of years ago, when the cinema-crazed Anthony picked the Oscars for NBA.com, his choice for Best Picture was "Life is Beautiful." The title implies the very attitude he contributes to the Blazers, who rely on his upbeat demeanor and veteran leadership in the locker room and late in games, when coach Mike Dunleavy often turns to him to provide crunch-time stability.

Operating in a one-two punch with Rachaad White, Irving emerged as a big-play option on the ground in 2024. The University of Oregon product chalked up 1,122 rushing yards to pace all rookies. That marked the most yards on the ground by a Bucs first-year player since Doug Martin in 2012 (1,454).

The 2024 Royals beefed up the back end of their bullpen with the deadline acquisition of Lucas, who dazzled in blue. From the July 30 trade on, his 10.3 SO/BB ratio ranked third in MLB (min. 25 IP).

A promising pair who rely on four-seamers and sliders, Anthony and Evan have both experienced success. Molina, a right-handed pitcher picked up by Colorado in December 2023 in the Rule 5 Draft, gave up one unearned run over 11 1/3 innings from April 20, 2024, through May 8. In 2023, Justice surrendered a single earned run in five frames from August 30 to September 16.

You can't keep a good man down. Billy Rogell, Detroit shortstop, had trials with the Red Sox but was released. He went to the minors and played so well that Detroit nabbed him. Last year batted .271 in 143 games and fielded .944. Is 28 years old, five feet, 1034 inches tall and weighs around 165 pounds. Bats either right or left-handed. The Red Sox bought him in 1924 from the Salina, Kans., tea...

The often seen distress letters (S.O.S) are not really an acronym for any phrase. They were designed as a sign of distress since all the letters can be seen from any direction (even upside-down) and will still spell S.O.S.

Goes pro this year with 49ers. Hugh's rushing total for U. of Washington in 1951 was 6th best in the country. His 125 points scored was second high in major college play. All-American, 1951. All-Pacific Coast, 1949, '50, '51.

Born Lac St. Jean, Que., Oct. 3, 1940. 6'1", 175. Shoots left. He started each of the last two seasons with Rangers, then wound up in minors. Tall, rangy and fast in deceptive way, he has potential for NHL stardom.

Played with Rocky Mount of Coastal Plain League, setting minor league record of 456 strikeouts and winning 28 games against 3 losses. In 1947 with Scranton he had a 15-2 record, 113 strikeouts in 134 innings and a 2.62 ERA. Cleveland obtained him from Scranton and after appearing in six games for the Indians was sent to Browns. His season record was 8-8.

Scott is an excellent punter with a special ability to boot the ball out of bounds near the goal line. Equipped with the knack for high and deep kicks, he was also a collegiate track star.

Gordie was, over an unprecedented 32-year career, a superbly smooth skater, tremendously strong, aggressive, and determined scorer and team player. He still holds the career record for points in pro hockey. Gordie also holds six All-Star Game records. He became the first playing president of a pro team, the first father to play pro hockey with two of his sons and the first playing grandfather.

Possibly the NL's finest rookie receiver of 1972, Dave was the Giants' first selection in the free agent draft of June, 1967. Dave hit 445, 285 & .333 in his 3 years of high school ball, he was named All-South Yosemite 3rd baseman as a sophomore & All-League catcher as a junior & senior. Dave got his nickname "Rooster" from a cartoon character.

In his first NHL season, Roman finished the 2000-01 campaign with the best GAA among No. 1 goalies. He tied fellow countryman Dominik Hasek for fourth in save percentage (.921).

Luis Aparicio played more games at shortstop, 2581, than anyone in Major League history.

MLB DEBUT: 0-FOR-4. A hitless intro on June 28, 2022, was not indicative of the boost Pasquantino would give the Royals the rest of the way, but it was a celebratory night nonetheless. MLB Pipeline's third-ranked Kansas City prospect received a standing ovation from the Kauffman Stadium crowd ahead of his first at-bat.

Tom could run like a deer and pass like a sharpshooter. As a sophomore he scored 3 T.D.'s against Yale, Harvard and Penn! The following year he ran for 4 scores against California, and was 2nd in ground gaining. In his last college game he raced for 3 T.D.'s and passed for 2 others.

Ray made the All Star team of every minor league he played in. He can play every infield position. Ray had over 100 R.B.I.'s in each of his 1st two Major seasons.

Dale Earnhardt captured the 1991 Winston Cup championship for the fifth time with a steady effort and consistently good showings. After winning two early races in Richmond and Martinsville, Earnhardt assumed the points lead for good in early May with a third-place finish at Talladega. He backed up his first-place position with two more wins, the Diehard 500 at Talladega and the Holly Farms 400 ...

"Minnie's" 22 Stolen Bases in '52 made him the AL Base Stealing Champ for the 2nd straight season. In '51 he stole 31 bases. 1951 was his 1st season in the Majors. He batted .326 and led the AL with 14 Triples. He made the AL All-Star team and was also named the Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News. "Minnie" started in pro ball in '48. He went from the Indians to the White Sox in April '51.

When New Jersey acquired Mogany from Vancouver in a trade during the 1999-2000 season, it received the Carucks second-leading scorer. Mogilny produced three goals, three assists and six points in just 12 games with the Devils.

This is Con's second try in the Big Leagues. He started the 1951 season with the Pirates, but was sent back to San Francisco. The Phils drafted him, hoping he shows some of his Pacific Coast League form. A University of San Francisco graduate, Con led the Coast League in Strikeouts in '48 with 171 and '49 with 164. He had a 7-7 record at San Francisco in 1951.

Today's Curated Selection

Our curators select cards of interest every day of the year for display in the digital frames embedded in the ground beneath bulletproof glass on our Discovery Plaza. Today we have cards such as: Save Our Souls (Trading), Frank "Blimp" Hayes (Baseball), Larry Haney (Baseball), Quotable Xena (Trading), Charlie Starr (Baseball), Bart Starr (Football), Evan Justice, Anthony Molina (Baseball), Earl Ingarfield (Hockey), John McGraw (Baseball), Enos Slaughter (Baseball), Ted Williams (Baseball), Frank Hiller (Baseball), Hank Soar (Baseball), Al Smith (Basketball), Cliff Lee (Baseball), Phil Goyette (Hockey), Andrei Svechnikov (Hockey), Hugh McElhenny (Football), Richie Zisk (Baseball), and Ebba St. Claire (Baseball).