kristopher | November 29, 2009
Player: Earl Campbell
Card: 1979 Topps Football Card #390
Team/Position: Houston Oilers / Runningback
Cost: $2.80
I knew this deal was too good to be true, I knew it. I purchased this Earl Campbell with a Dan Fouts Rookie Card because the seller agreed to ship it via standard airmail.
Rant Ensues, Feel Free To Skip
I didn’t feel like spending [...]
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 the 1950 Bowman set looks [...]
kristopher | November 25, 2009
Player: Steve “Big Boy” Van Buren
Card: 1948 Leaf Football, Card #22
Team/Position: Philadelphia Eagles / Runningback
Cost: $23.00
The print-line across the top definitely detracts from this 1948 Steve Van Buren, but it also made it affordable. There’s currently a PSA 5 available on eBay for just over 100 dollars, which is actually a pretty decent price — [...]
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 Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns [...]
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 Marcus Allens of the [...]
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 able to check it [...]
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 still on, either.
We’re talking [...]
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. The ‘56 set holds [...]
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 was a half-back for [...]
kristopher | November 7, 2009
Player: Bo Jackson
Card: 1987 Topps Football Card #327
Team/Position: Oakland Raiders / Halfback
Cost: $5
Bo Jackson was absolutely one of the best football players of all time, if you’re basing the list solely on talent. Unfortunately, Jackson’s career, in both football and baseball, was cut far too short by a devastating hip injury.
For this reason, I’m not [...]
