Discovery Plaza

March 17, 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.

Junior moved in as the Falcons' starting halfback and responded by leading the team in rushing with 722 yards in 199 carries, a 3.6 yard average and 4 TD's. Along with his fine rushing, he caught 15 passes for 182 yards and one TD. What happened to Junior in his junior college year.

Fred came to Boston from Chicago in 1967 and has been in the 20-goal bracket each season with the Bruins. An exceptionally fast skater, he fit into the Boston lineup right from the start with his speed and checking ability.

Sid has been pitching in the major leagues since the 1940 season, when he came to the majors with the Washington Senators, his only other major league team. In 1954 with the Sox, he appeared in 33 games, most of them relief roles. He won 3 and lost 4. Sid worked 71 innings and gave up 83 hits. Sid began in baseball in 1938 with Sanford of the Florida State League. The next year he had a 24-4 re...

"Edward Arthur Brandt is a State of Washington boy, who came out of the 1933 season with the reputation of having been one of the leading batters of the National League. And Brandt is a pitcher, who started in his home state on the Seattle team in 1923. Five years later the Boston Braves signed him and he quickly became one of their ace pitchers, a southpaw at that, for he both throws and bats ...

Madison's 2014 campaign was one long series of highlights. They ranged from a one-hit/13-strikeout shutout of the Colorado Rockies, to a two-hit whitewash of the Mets, to helping himself with a pair of grand slams.

Baltimore fans have a hometown boy to root for in Dave. The righthander has lived just a few miles from Memorial Stadium for most of his life. Dave was a standout in the Orioles' chain, compiling a 66-21 record in the minors. Dave was the Eastern League's strikeout king in 1965.

Wayne has set 37 NHL records in just five NHL seasons, including 18 new ptandards during the 1982-83 season. NHL MVP (Hart Trophy) 1980-83; Won scoring title (Ross Trophy), 1981-83.

In the spring of 1949, Art was near death as a result of a fractured skull received in an automobile accident. He came back though, and that same season won 15 games for the Tigers. In 1950, he had a 19-12 record and led the American League in Shutouts. In the Army during the '51 season, he's back this year. He had trials with the Tigers in '45 and '46, his first 2 years in pro ball, and came u...

The 1909 T206 Set received its name from Jefferson Burdick, author of the American Card Catalog. ‘T’ in the T206 name stood for 20th century tobacco issues while ‘206’ was simply a number assigned to it.

This lefty was named the AL's top fielding pitcher for the 7th time in 1968. Jim won a game in the 1965 World Series.

Maddux averaged 17 victories, and earned the first of his four NL Cy Young Awards, while with the Cubs from 1988-92. Pitching 16 additional seasons, he and Walter Johnson are the only moundsmen in the career top 10 in both wins and whiffs.

With 2 Receiving TD vs. Colts, 12-9-90, Andre broke Bills' career record of 35 by Elbert Dubenion. It was the 10th multi-TD game of Andre's career.

Enjoyed an impressive rookie season ... Led the Heat in games played ... Third in scoring ... Second in minutes played and steals ... Third in rebounding and blocked shots... Mid-American Conference player of the year as a senior at Eastern Michigan ... Set school record for free throws made, breaking record set by George Gervin ... Nephew of NBA guard John Long.

Karl appeared in 47 games for the Phillies in 1953, winning 9 and losing 10. Signed in pro baseball with the Yankees after he turned up, uninvited, at a tryout camp. In his first year. in pro ball he had a 16-5 record with Butler of the Pennsylvania State League. He was in the Yankee farm system for a good number of years, finally making the majors at the end of the 1946 season after posting 19...

The Pistons' Mr. Everything, Dave was the fourth leading scorer in the NBA last season while ranking tenth in assists with 408 for a 5.0 per game average. The Pistons' scoring champ in each of his five seasons with the team, in a playoff game on 4-1-68, he scored 22 points in one quarter and 37 in one half.

Elmer had been with nine teams during his eight years in OB. He started in 1940 and made majors briefly at end of 1945 season when he appeared in 7 games for Boston Braves. He started next season with Indianapolis - finished it with Braves. Was traded to Pirates for 1947 season when he had a 2-2 record. Last year he won 4 and lost 6.

The Steelers won three of their final four games of 2021 to sneak into the playoffs. Claypool gave his squad a much-needed edge at the tail end of that impressive streak. In an overtime victory over Baltimore in Week 18, the sophomore snagged five receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown.

"Rudy" began his professional baseball career with the Shreveport Club,in 1933. He entered the majors in 1937 with the Detroit Tigers with which team he is now playing.

Belfour was simply spectacular in the postseason for the Dallas Stars. In particular, he stood on his head during the Stanley Cup Finals, coming up with huge save after huge save.

Does this look like a career destined for the Hall of Fame? In 1995, Eddie won the Heisman Trophy in his senior year at Ohio State. In '96, he was named the NFL Rookie of the Year. In '97-98, he earned back-to-back Pro Bowl bids. Nothing seems to slow George down. Included among last year's superlatives was a streak of five straight 100-yard games. George is one of six backs to top 4,000 yards ...

Did good job in thankless role of replacing the great Wilt Chamberlain as Philly center. Despite emphasis on defense (792 rebounds) Darrall nearly equalled previous year's scoring with 9.2 average. Darrell enjoys playing in Philadelphia.

Late in his career, Ryan met with a struggling lefty from another team. Over his first four seasons in the bigs, the southpaw had a 37-34 record and a 4.01 ERA. The veteran espoused his wisdom and watched the youngster turn things around. Within two decades, Randy Johnson ranked second (4,875) to Ryan (5,714) on the all-time strikeout chart.

Perry has emerged as one of Packers' leading receivers. As a collegian he earned All-ECAC Player of the Year honors as senior.

In Derrick Alston, the Philadelphia 76ers have a quality inside player who gives the versatility at both forward positions in addition to filling in at center on occasion. While at the University of Dequeste, he spearheaded both their offense and defense, averaging 21.3 points and 7.3 boards a game. He ended his career as their all-time leader in field goal percentage (.576) and blocked shots (...

It was 11 years ago that Joe made his first major league appearance, and yet he won't be 27 years old until July 30 of this year. Joe was the youngest fellow ever to appear on a major league roster, and he had to get working papers before he could pitch. He had a good year for the Redlegs in 1954, appearing in 35 games, and winning 12 and losing 5. His earned run average was 3.88, and he pitche...

In one of the most publicized free agent signings in NFL history, Renaldo became a member of the 49ers, April 16, 1982. The world's finest hurdler of all time, he proved in workouts that he can catch any type of pass thrown to him. His nickname is "Skeets". Set world record in 110 meter high hurdles with 12.93 clocking at Zurich, Switzerland, 8-19-81.

Josh was viewed as an average-over-power hitter when he was drafted in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft. In 2023, he was second on the Club with eight HRS through Texas' first 33 games. Overall, he was hitting 21% over the AL average (OPS+). That was a dramatic rebound from 2022. Through 235 MLB PAs, he homered at a rate of 37 per 162 games.

Sid, called 'Boots," was middle man for one of all-time NHL lines, with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Now in eighth year at the Red Wing helm.

Vito Tamulis had his major league start with the New York Yankees in 1935, winning 10 games and losing 5 for the Yanks that year. In 1936, Vito was sent to the Newark Bears when illness halted his promising career. He regained his health however and the following year he turned in 18 victories for the Bears against only 6 losses. On the strength of this record, Tamulis was sold to the St. Louis...

This All-Pro linebacker is regarded as the tops at his trade in the National Football League. A knifing tackler, and a keen spotter of plays, Joe is generally in the right place at the right time. More than just a good football player, he is also the defensive leader and is the sparkplug of the Lions. Joe knows how to keep his teammates alert to the game situations at all times.

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: Mel Stottlemyre (Baseball), Ed Brandt (Baseball), Joe Schmidt (Football), Robin Roberts (Baseball), Karl Drews (Baseball), Ernie Lombardi (Baseball), Walt Alston (Baseball), Ed Bailey (Baseball), David Klingler (Football), Perry Kemp (Football), Jim Kaat (Baseball), David Eckstein (Baseball), Elmer (Bert) Singleton (Baseball), Renaldo Nehemiah (Football), Greg Maddux (Baseball), Bones Hyland (Basketball), Colton Welker (Baseball), Joe Nuxhall (Baseball), Junior Coffey (Football), and "Pete" Coscarart (Baseball).