Earvin Magic Johnson played in the NBA for more than a dozen seasons. He has won five championships and legions of fans. When he was forced to retire back in 1991 after contracting HIV, many basketball aficionados around the world expressed a huge sense of loss. At the time, prices of Magic Johnson cards soared.

Johnson was considered the greatest point guard who ever lived. So it was with joy that fans welcomed him back in the 1995-96 seasons. What made Magic great was that he was nearly impossible to guard because he stands 6′9″ and weighs 225 pounds. He could force smaller defenders into the lane and shoot over them while running circles around bigger players.