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 ‘50 or ‘52 sets. [...]
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 best of the best. Dick [...]
kristopher | November 28, 2009
Player: Ken Houston
Card: 1971 Topps Football Card #113
Team/Position: Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins / Safety, DB.
Cost: $2.00
Ken Houston doesn’t get much love outside of Washington, it seems. I actually ended up with a couple of his rookie cards; If you’d like a free one, leave a comment with your email address and I’ll get it out [...]
kristopher | November 25, 2009
Player: Deion “Prime Time” Sanders
Card: 1989 Score Football, Card #246
Team/Position: Falcons, Cowboys, 49ers / Cornerback
Cost: $0.50
I absolutely, positively, despise Deion Sanders. As a 49ers fan, it was Deion’s mentoring of Michael Crabtree that finally pushed me over the edge. Sanders is brash and seems to wipe his ass with the mantra, “no man is bigger [...]
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 and terrific team logos.
Another [...]
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 the ‘89 design on 2009’s [...]
kristopher | 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 scan didn’t show snow [...]
kristopher | October 31, 2009
Player: Jack Tatum
Card: 1973 Topps Card #288
Team/Position: Oakland Raiders / Safety
Cost: $4.00
Continuing with the Ohio State trend, here we have Jack Tatum’s ‘73 Rookie Card. The Oakland Raiders selected Tatum in the first round of the 1971 Draft with the 19th overall pick. Tatum quickly took over the starting free safety job and as they say, [...]
