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Otto Graham: 1950 Bowman Football

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 [...]

Bonus! Bonus! Steve Van Buren, 1950 Bowman.

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 [...]

Marion Motley: 1950 Bowman Gum

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 [...]