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Joe Schmidt: 1956 Topps Football

| November 6, 2009

Player:  Joe Schmidt Card: 1956 Topps Football Card #44 Team/Position: Detroit Lions / Middle Linebacker . Halfback. Cost: $13 I got a little bit excited bidding on this card, so I probably overpaid a little bit.  If condition isn’t a priority, you can have this card for under five dollars.  When I purchased the card, the [...]

George Blanda: 1954 Bowman Football

| November 5, 2009

Player:  George Blanda Card: 1954 Bowman Card #23 Team/Position: Chicago, Houston, Oakland / Quarterback & Kicker Cost: $35 The NFL has taken it upon itself to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the AFL in 2009 with AFL rivalry games featuring some of the gaudiest jerseys known to man.  I’s clear that Joe Namath reigns supreme as [...]

Jim Parker: 1959 Topps Football

| October 31, 2009

Player:  Jim Parker Card: 1959 Topps Card #132 Team/Position: Baltimore Colts / Guard & Tackle Cost: $4.50 After dealing with Jim Brown’s 1958 Rookie Card just the other day, it’s Jim Parker that shows up in my mailbox today.  As I said, the 1959 edition of Topps Football is absolutely gorgeous and this card’s in pretty [...]

Bonus, Bonus! Max McGee: 1959 Topps

| October 30, 2009

Player:  Max McGee Card: 1959 Topps Football #4 Team/Position: Wide Receiver (END) / Green Bay Packers Cost: $3.75 If there were a Hall of MAN Fame, Max McGee would be the very first inductee. Speaking of which, who’s your very first induction class for the Man’s Hall of Fame?  Richard Roundtree as Shaft with Isaac Hayes [...]

Jimmy Brown: 1958 Topps Football

| October 29, 2009

Player:  Jim Brown Card: 1958 Topps Football Card #62 Team/Position:Cleveland Browns / Runningback Cost: About 80 Bucks I probably overpaid as this is topping out at a PSA 3, but more likely we’re dealing with the 1 to 2 range.  But Goshdarnit, what a card! The ’58 version of Topps included Brown’s first card, but the [...]