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 | 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 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 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 [...]
kristopher | October 25, 2009
Player: Orlando Pace Card: 1993 Bowman’s Best Cuts Refractor #BC1 Team/Position: St. Louis Rams / Offensive Tackle Cost: 2 Dollars Orlando Pace’s moved onto the Chicago Bears and apparently has something left in the tank. He’s not the monster he once was, but at this point in his career even playing left tackle is astonishing. [...]
