Seymour Perry Berger (July 12, 1923 – December 14, 2014) was an employee of the Topps company for over 50 years. He is credited as being the co-designer of the 1952 Topps baseball series, [1] as is regarded as "the father of modern baseball cards". [2][3]

Dec 14, 2014 · Sy Berger, who transformed a boys’ hobby into a high-stakes pop culture niche as the father of the modern-day baseball trading card, died on Sunday at his home in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long...

Dec 14, 2014 · Sy Berger, the father of modern day baseball cards, has died of natural causes at the age of 91. The news was announced Sunday morning by baseball historian Marty Appel on behalf of the family.

Dec 14, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — The father of the modern baseball trading card who designed the famed Topps versions in the 1950s has died. Sy Berger was 91. His daughter, Maxine Berger-Bienstock, says Berger died of natural causes Sunday in Rockville Centre, New York.

Dec 14, 2014 · Sy Berger, credited by many as the creator of the modern baseball card, has passed away at the age of 91. Learn more about the former Topps executive and his accomplishments.

Dec 15, 2014 · Sy Berger, a chewing gum executive who helped turn the humble baseball card, an item collected and bartered by boys, into a pop-culture phenomenon that is sometimes sold at auction for as much as...

Jun 29, 2010 · So, consider Sy Berger, the man who helped to conjure up designs for some of the most revered baseball cards extant. The man who captained a barge loaded with hundreds of cases of 1952 Topps high-numbers destined for the floor of the Atlantic Ocean and a much-reviewed page in the sports collecting history book.

Dec 15, 2014 · Sy Berger, the man who designed the 1952 Topps baseball card set and personally signed players to contracts the company for years, died Sunday in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He was 91.

Jul 17, 2024 · Longtime SABR member Sy Berger died at age 91 on December 14, 2014. A ny way you slice it, Sy Berger is a legend. By most accounts, in 1951 the Bowman Company dominated the baseball card market.

Dec 15, 2014 · The Los Angeles Kings are riding a four-game winning streak and have won nine in a row at home. Sy Berger, a 50-year employee of the Topps Company and the man credited with creating the look of...