who is the earliest baseball HoF player you actual saw play?

83 Topps. Killer set. My uncle got me into collecting cards during the summer of 85. He gave me a bunch of 85 Topps commons to get me started. I remember sitting down and putting those cards into a binder. It does suck how those 80s cards took a nosedive. I guess the plus in it all is that I'm able to get all the cards I wanted back then but could never afford.