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 big boys from 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 the 1950 Bowman set looks [...]
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 [...]
