1985 Topps:

1. #261 Checklist 133-264 (Checklist)
2. #669 Lee Lacy
3. #381 Roy Smith (Rookie)
4. #728 Bob Bailor
5. #196 Pete O’Brien
6. #463 Dave Collins
7. #140 Roy Smalley/Roy Smalley (Father-Son)
8. #76 Alan Bannister
9. #575 Pedro Guerrero
10. #466 Tony LaRussa (Manager)
11. #569 Ken Oberkfell
12. #481 Dale Murray
13. #299 Andy Hawkins
14. #619 Jeff Leonard
15. #14 Chris Bando

Roy Smith shuttled between the major and minor leagues 1979-1993 and was largely a mediocre pitcher.  After he retired from playing professional baseball, he became a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Today, he is a scout working for the Toronto Blue Jays’ front office.

1985 Topps:

1. #395 Mike Dunne (USA) (Rookie)
2. #611 Ozzie Virgil
3. #684 Bill Doran
4. #774 Dennis Lamp
5. #596 Jerry Hairston
6. #441 Duane Walker
7. #281 Tim Belcher (#1 Draft Pick)
8. #397 John Hoover (USA) (Rookie)
9. #92 Paul Owens (Manager)
10. #244 Mike Jones
11. #306 Rick Reuschel
12. #89 Jackie Gutierrez
13. #219 Gerald Perry
14. #289 Tom Underwood
15. #256 Mike Stanton

John Hoover spent the first 27 years of his life working to get to The Show.  In 1990 he finally got the chance, pitching less than 5 innings of mediocre relief for the Texas Rangers before before being ditched by the team.  He signed briefly with the Montreal Expos, but at that point it was over.  John Hoover became just another washed up 27-year-old minor league middle relief pitcher.

I did some searching, and it looks like this is the same John Hoover who is the head coach for the Cottonwood Colts high school baseball team in Murray, Utah.

UPDATE: Thanks to DG for pointing out that I found the wrong John Hoover.  Looks like the John Hoover that played on the 1984 USA baseball team faded into the woodwork, as I can’t find any more information about him.

1985 Topps:

1. #770 Carlton Fisk
2. #738 Omar Moreno
3. #534 Brian Dayett
4. #482 Harry Spilman
5. #73 Rusty Kuntz
6. #766 Paul Mirabella
7. #767 Darrell Brown
8. #549 Mike Scioscia
9. #165 Dusty Baker
10. #119 Pat Corrales (Manager)
11. #363 Ron Hodges
12. #613 Terry Puhl
13. #623 Greg Walker
14. #626 German Rivera
15. #784 Checklist 661-792 (Checklist)

German Rivera was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Dodgers in 1977.  Although he only played in 120 Major League Games over a span of 3 years in the early 80′s, he had a very extensive professional baseball career.  He played on 12 different minor league teams between 1978 and 1990, as well as a season with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan in 1989.

The last news I can find about German Rivera is that he played a game at Dodger Stadium in 2002 along with other black and latino players to honor the Negro Leagues during Black History Month.

1985 Topps:

1. #757 Willie McGee
2. #431 U.L. Washington
3. #638 Mike Pagliarulo
4. #657 Jim Slaton
5. #258 Mike Brown
6. #764 Jamie Easterly
7. #655 Joaquin Andujar
8. #17 Mike Scott
9. #300 Rod Carew
10. #503 Tim Conroy
11. #38 Jackie Moore (Manager)
12. #495 Mario Soto
13. #652 Joe Nolan
14. #498 Ed Romero
15. #229 Dave LaPoint

Tim Conroy was drafted out of high school in 1978 as the Oakland Athletics’ 1st round draft pick.  Without having pitched a single game in the minor leagues, he was immediately called up by the Athletics and began starting games for them at the age of 18.  After a couple disappointing starts, he was finally sent down to the minors to season.  He never developed into a good pitcher, but nonetheless had a 7-season Major League career with the Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals.

In 1989, at the age of 29, Tim Conroy started 3 games for the AAA Buffalo Bisons and then retired.  I can find no information on him after that, so let’s just assume…

…And he lived happily ever after.

1985 Topps:

1. #213 Billy Gardner (Manager)
2. #424 Al Nipper
3. #273 Bill Almon (#1 Draft Pick)
4. #681 Ben Oglivie
5. #630 Tim Raines
6. #29 Odell Jones
7. #301 John Montefusco
8. #44 Dickie Thon
9. #23 Bret Saberhagen (Rookie)
10. #705 Dave Winfield (All-Star)
11. #614 Al Williams
12. #77 Joe Beckwith
13. #345 Charlie Lea
14. #311 Jim Gott
15. #324 Bruce Bochy

Bret pitched 16 seasons in the Major Leagues, mostly for the Kansas City Royals.  He was one of the best pitchers of the 80′s, earning him two Cy Young Awards.  He was on the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but only received 7 votes.

Today, Bret Saberhagen works as the “Sound Board Guy” on the Dennis Miller Radio Show.  You can get autographed Bret Saberhagen memorabilia by donating to the Bret Saberhagen Making a Difference Foundation.  Also keep an eye out for his youngest son, Dalton Saberhagen, who is a pitcher at Calabasas High School near Los Angeles, California.

The contents of a random pack of 1985 Topps:

1. #355 Bert Blyleven
2. #694 Joe Carter
3. #249 Harold Baines
4. #336 Rance Mulliniks
5. #599 Storm Davis
6. #190 Rusty Staub
7. #527 Checklist 397-528 (Checklist)
8. #706 Rickey Henderson (All-Star)
9. #30 Cal Ripken
10. #260 Dave Righetti
11. #436 Willie Aikens
12. #353 Julio Solano
13. #491 Rick Camp
14. #746 Jim Clancy
15. #206 Phil Garner

Storm Davis pitched 13 seasons in the Major Leagues, 1982-1994.  He is known for his roles in the 1983, 1988, and 1989 World Series’.

Today, Storm is the head coach for The Bolles School baseball team in Jacksonville, Florida.  He began working as an assistant coach there in 1995 soon after he retired from professional baseball.  You can read his most recent profile here.

Contents of a 1985 Topps pack:

1. #192 Howard Johnson
2. #754 Larry Milbourne
3. #357 Rich Bordi
4. #387 Buddy Biancalana
5. #39 Johnny Wockenfuss
6. #730 Dave Kingman
7. #770 Carlton Fisk
8. #738 Omar Moreno
9. #450 Steve Garvey
10. #559 Jay Howell
11. #697 Onix Concepcion
12. #64 Mark Bailey (Rookie)
13. #183 Larry McWilliams
14. #302 Tim Corcoran
15. #547 Pete Rose (Manager)

The youngest player in the pack today is Mark Bailey.  He played professional baseball 1982-1995, playing with the Houston Astros 1984-1988 and with the San Francisco Giants in 1990 and 1992.  He was never much of a hitter and consistently hit around .200.

After a couple years playing independent professional baseball in the 90′s, he began coaching in the minor leagues.  In 2002 he took a job with the Houston Astros as the bullpen coach, which he holds to this day.  You can find his MLB profile page here.

1985 Topps:

1. #788 Steve Comer
2. #658 Mike Stenhouse
3. #435 Dan Petry
4. #294 Tom Nieto (Rookie)
5. #627 Eric Davis (Rookie)
6. #267 Henry Cotto (Rookie)
7. #665 Don Mattingly
8. #667 Dave Engle
9. #740 Jack Clark
10. #744 Doug Bair
11. #138 Dick Schofield Sr./Dick Shofield Jr. (Father-Son)
12. #400 Oddibe McDowell (USA) (Rookie)
13. #185 Al Holland
14. #455 Bob Knepper
15. #594 Curt Wilkerson

Oddibe (pronounced similar to “oh to be”) “Young Again” McDowell won the Golden Spikes Award in 1984 while playing at Arizona State University, and was a member of the 1984 Olympic Baseball Team.  He was selected in the 1st round of the 1984 Amateur Draft and made his first Major League appearance in 1985 after a brief stint in AAA where he hit .400.  He became the first Texas Ranger to ever hit for the cycle, and finished 4th in Rookie of the Year voting in 1985.

Oddibe played his final professional season in 1995 in AAA in the Yankees organization.  After mediocre performances in 14 games, he retired.  You can still find him on the field near his home town in Florida coaching the Everglades High School Varsity Baseball team.