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Title	Ogden’s Champions
Year	1937
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 11/16″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	50

1937 Ogden’s Champions of 1936 Overview

This colorful set featured champion athletes from around the world. The release was distributed by Ogden’s Cigarettes, an Imperial Tobacco company brand.

A total of 50 cards is included in the series. This set was printed in 1937 and featured champions from 1936. Sports featured include boxing, tennis, golf, soccer, track and field, horse racing, billiards, and more. Fronts of the cards feature color pictures of athletes while the backs include a biography.

Numerous stars are featured here, including tennis stars Fred Perry and Helen Jacobs but the key to the set is an early card of track and field star, Jesse Owens.

In addition to humans, the set also recognizes a handful of animals that won competitions.

1937 Ogden’s Champions of 1936 Checklist

1. Cornelius Johnson
2. Jack Lovelock
3. Jesse Owens
4. Charles Gardner
5. F. R. D. Swain
6. Thelma Kingsbury (tennis)
7. R. C. F. Nichols (tennis)
8. Joe Davis
9. Pat Matthews
10. Joseph Thompson
11. G.D. Goodson
12. James Braddock (boxing)
13. Ben Foord (boxing)
14. Max Euwe
15. Derbyshire Cricket Team
16. Wlter Hammond
17. Harold Larwood
18. J. Scherens
19. Arsenal Soccer Team
20. Sunderland Soccer Team
21. Hull Rugby Team
22. Leeds Rugby Team
23. Pam Barton (golf)
24. Alfred Padgham (golf)
25. Hector Thomson (golf)
26. Fine Jubilee
27. Hand Grenade
28. Viscount Astor
29. Gordon Richards
30. Mahmoud
31. Reynoldstown
32. Sonja Heine
33. Helen Jacobs (tennis)
34. Fred Perry (tennis)
35. Sir Malcolm Campbell
36. James Guthrie
37. Lionel Van Praag
38. Gar Wood
39. H.R. Pearce
40. L.D. Busschau
41. Fred Dove
42. Olive Wadham
43. Juno
44. J.G. O’Dwyer
45. Old House Conquering Mimic
46. Cruggleton Beverley
47. Chow
48. Croyland Chantress
49. Bill Bay
50. Endeavour 1

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