kristopher | January 2, 2010
Player: Otto Graham Card: 1950 Bowman, Card #45 Team/Position: The Cleveland Browns / Quarterback Cost: $15.50 for this snowed in version of one of the greatest rookie cards of all time There were three or four cards that I genuinely thought I’d have no chance in hell of acquiring for a reasonable price. The two [...]
kristopher | December 15, 2009
Player: Emlen Tunnell Card: 1951 Bowman Football, Card #91 Team/Position: NY Giants, GB Packers / DB, Safety. Cost: Acquired in a Lot ($15) As a side-project, I’ve started to put together than 1951 Bowman set. That year really doesn’t offer a lot of value in the Rookie Card department, but it’s definitely cheaper than the [...]
kristopher | December 14, 2009
Player: Richard Lane Card: 1957 Topps Football Card #85 Team/Position: Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions / End, Defensive Back Cost: $8.50 After a brief hiatus, I’m back with one of my favourite cards. While the posts stopped; the cards just kept filling tiny apartment mailbox. When it comes to defensive backs, Night Train Lane is the [...]
kristopher | November 25, 2009
Player: Steve “Big Boy” Van Buren Card: 1950 Bowman Gum, Card #23 Team/Position: Philadelphia Eagles / Runningback Cost: Acquired in a $20.00 Lot After writing about Steve Van Buren’s Leaf rookie card yesterday, I received a wonderful surprise today: Steve Van Buren’s first Bowman card that doesn’t look like a boring old stock photo. While [...]
kristopher | November 24, 2009
Player: Marion Motley Card: 1950 Bowman Football, Card #43 Team/Position: Cleveland Browns / Fullback Cost: $30.00 The 1950 Bowman Gum Football set is one of the greatest sets of all time. Prior to the 1950 season, the AAFC merged with the NFL and some of the all-time greats finally got their first rookie cards. The [...]
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 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 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 9, 2009
Player: Bobby Mitchell Card: 1959 Topps Football Card #140 Team/Position: Halfback, Flanker / Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns Cost: $9.00 Bobby Mitchell was yet another incredible athlete from the prestigious Big-10 conference. This time, rather than ranting and raving about Ohio State, we’re taking a trek westward to visit Champaign, Illinois, and their Fightin’ Illini. Mitchell [...]
