First of all, what kind of nickname is the Centennial State? Well, Colorado became a state in 1876 just after the U.S.A. celebrated its first 100 years of independence. With recent changes in Colorado laws I'm guessing two things. First, there are probably plenty of inappropriate nicknames that can now be used for Colorado. Second, because of the changing laws it is likely there will be even less MLB players from Colorado in the future.
John Stearns found himself on a 1980 Kellogg's card. He played for 11 years with all but one game being with the Mets. I didn't realize he was a four-time all-star.
Rich Gossage appeared on four different Kellogg's cards. He played 22 seasons for a bunch of teams. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.
Gossage had 124 wins and 310 saves. I remember his as a White Sox player at the beginning of his career. He also spent a short amount of time with the Cubs. He was a nine-time all-star who received Cy Young and MVP votes in five different seasons.
He only played one season with the Pirates but he got a Kellogg's card that depicted him in the bright yellow.
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