kristopher | November 24, 2009
Here we have one of the play cards from Philadelphia Gum’s 1966 offering. I grabbed this card for free in the Paul Warfield lot, so why not feature it as a bonus card. This card features two Baltimore Colts that I’ve already focused on.
kristopher | November 23, 2009
Player: Jack Christiansen Card: 1952 Bowman Football, Card #129 Team/Position: Detroit Lions / Defensive Halfback Cost: $4.00 The early Bowman Football cards are probably the best looking football cards ever produced. After the black and white cards of the late 40′s, Bowman really stepped it up and produced football cards with incredibly bright, contrasting, colours [...]
kristopher | November 23, 2009
Player: John Mackey Card: 1964 Philadelphia Gum, Card #3 Team/Position: Baltimore Colts / Tight End Cost: $5.00 I ended up ordering this Mackey card with the Butkus rookie card, so it was pretty cheap. When it comes to getting lower grade rookie cards, Kruk Cards out of Michigan has really been a solid source. Mackey [...]
kristopher | November 17, 2009
Player: Mel Hein Card: 1955 Topps All Americans, Card #28 Team/Position: Washington State (New York Giants) / Center, Linebacker Cost: $18.00 Mel Hein was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the first ever class in 1963. Sammy Baugh, Bert Bell, Dutch Clark, Red Grange, George Halas, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, [...]
kristopher | November 16, 2009
Player: Eric Dickerson Card: 1984 Topps Football Card #280 Team/Position: Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders / Runningback Cost: $5.00 For some reason, I feel that runningbacks of the 80′s definitely get lost in the wash. Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders went about destroying records at such a frequency that the Eric Dickersons and [...]
kristopher | November 15, 2009
Player: Leroy Kelly Card: 1967 Philadelphia Football Card #43 Team/Position: Cleveland Browns / Runningback Cost: $13.00 For some reason, this card eluded me for a good chunk of time. When I finally saw one on eBay, I pounced all over it. I probably ended up overpaying for a GAI graded 2, but at least I’m [...]
kristopher | November 14, 2009
Player: Dick Butkus Card: 1966 Philadelphia Football Card #31 Team/Position: Chicago Bears / The Middle Linebacker Cost: $45.00 Dick Butkus was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 and is without a doubt, the greatest linebacker to ever put on a pair of shoulder pads. Butkus was, and always will be, the meanest sunnabitch [...]
kristopher | November 13, 2009
Player: Joe Perry Card: 1955 Bowman Football #44 Team/Position: San Francisco / Full Back Cost: Free Money No, not this Joe Perry, who was joined on-stage at the Fillmore by Steven Tyler to dismiss rumors of Aerosmith’s breakup. No, not the Joe Perry who came out the next day to say that the break-up was [...]
kristopher | November 13, 2009
Player: Lenny Moore Card: 1956 Topps Football #60 Team/Position: Baltimore Colts / Halfback Cost: $9.00 Lenny Moore was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1956 draft out of Penn State. Lenny ended up being one of the few players to get his rookie card in his draft year. [...]
kristopher | November 12, 2009
Player: Steve Atwater Card: 1989 Score Football Card #263 Team/Position: Denver Broncos / Free Safety Cost: 50 cents The 1989 Score set is absolutely loaded with rookies. In ’99, Score re-released quite a few of the ’89 cards with certified autographs. Considering the rookie crop, it was pretty damn amazing. Earlier this year, Score used [...]
