Football Card Articles, Editorials, and Other Hobby Related Items.
LaDainian Tomlinson is the reason I got back into collecting sports cards and memorabilia after a lengthy absence.
To prove that’s no hyperbole, allow me to back up a step and explain. I grew up in the 1980s collecting cards from all four of the major sports, with the biggest chunk of my collection devoted to [...]
1960 was a great year for football cards as it ushered in a decade where collectors could buy two different football card sets. Two football leagues were now vying for fans across America as the fledging American Football League brought their wide open play to the Gridiron that fall. And two different card [...]
CONGRATULATIONS! You just pulled a redemption! Could it be Percy Harvin or Michael Crabtree? Maybe it’s one of the big name Quarterbacks like Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, or Josh Freeman. Or even a top tier Running Back like Knowshon Moreno, Shonn Greene, Beanie Wells, or Donald Brown. Worst case scenario is a Nicks, Britt, Cushing, Matthews, Oher, Wallace, or some [...]
Topps has confirmed the existence of 24 short printed base cards in the recently-released 2009 Topps Chicle Football card set. These short printed cards were seeded at a rate of 1 in 6 packs. The short printed checklist is as follows:
22 Johnny Knox
24 James Harrison
26 Clay Matthews
33 Josh Freeman
41 John Elway
47 Dan Marino
54 Chad Pennington
66 Cedric Peerman
69 Donald Brown
72 Jerious Norwood
73 Barry Sanders
74 Felix Jones
96 Ed Reed
106 Dustin [...]
From a collecting standpoint, quarterbacks are undoubtedly the stars of the show when it comes to the four teams still alive after the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Brett Favre and Peyton Manning are two of the most widely collected players in the sport, Drew Brees has enjoyed a surge in popularity over his [...]
Last week 2009 Playoff Contenders Football surprised many of us with an earlier then expected release. Below is a list of the Top 50 recorded eBay sales for 2009 Playoff Contenders Singles as of Tuesday:
Mark Sanchez RPS Rookie Ticket $299.95
Tom Brandstater Rookie Ticket $293.88 (Could this be the Kenny Irons of 2009?)
Percy Harvin College [...]
One of the biggest hobby stories of 2009 was the comeback of the 90’s collector. Coming back into collecting for this group (mid 20’s-early 30’s) meant coming to grips with the reality that your collection is probably worth nothing. The reason for this is simple, they printed too many cards! I was sorting through a box [...]
Tim Tebow will be the biggest thing to hit the hobby in 2010. The only question is whether or not he will succeed in the NFL. Mel Kiper doesn’t think he will, but John Gruden and Tony Dungy do. Really, I could end the article right there.
In 2009, the success of both 2009 Topps Magic [...]
Topps pulled back the curtain on an intriguing new football card line Friday called 2009 Topps National Chicle Football. Due for release this winter, the set features hand painted cards from many of the top sports artists.
The artists contributing to 2009 Topps National Chicle Football include:
Brian Kong
Ken Branch
Jason Davies
Brett Farr
Chris Henderson
Don Higgins
Dave Hobrecht
Mike Kupka
Paul Lempa
Monty [...]
With the 2009 NFL season just days away from kicking off, football collectors are anxiously awaiting the debut of a brand new crop of rookies. Several should be in the spotlight right away, including quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez and running backs Knowshon Moreno and Beanie Wells.
While it’s understandable to gravitate toward the new [...]
All fantasy football players are familiar with the concept of a sleeper: the guy who can be drafted late and still be a valuable contributor under the right circumstances. Finding one or two can make the difference between a decent team and a championship squad.
There are sleepers in the world of football cards too, guys [...]
If he wasn’t already at the top of the NFL’s 2009 rookie class, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is on his way there now.
New York coach Rex Ryan ended the speculation about how soon the USC product would see the field by naming Sanchez the Week One starter after practice on Wednesday. When the [...]
The summer isn’t quite over, but preseason football games are already underway and the 2009 NFL season is right around the corner. This year’s initial wave of football cards is already on the shelves, with many more products still to come.
Now that the new class of NFL rookies is getting down to business, it’s a [...]
The brand new batch of Hall of Famers inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend includes several gentlemen with impressive credentials. The NFL’s all-time sack leader (Bruce Smith), it’s single-game sack king (Derrick Thomas), a former world’s fastest man (Bob Hayes), and arguably the greatest cornerback ever to roam the gridiron [...]
It was only a few years ago that the Arena Football League was one of the hottest properties in sports. With its games televised on NBC and ESPN and celebrities like John Elway and Jon Bon Jovi as owners, some media outlets earlier in the decade speculated openly about whether the AFL, and not the [...]
2009 Donruss Classics Football
Base Set Checklist (1-250)
Card #
Player
Subset
Team
Print Run
1
Anquan Boldin
Arizona Cardinals
2
Kurt Warner
Arizona Cardinals
3
Larry Fitzgerald
Arizona Cardinals
4
Steve Breaston
Arizona Cardinals
5
Matt Ryan
Atlanta Falcons
6
Michael Turner
Atlanta Falcons
7
Roddy White
Atlanta Falcons
8
Joe Flacco
Baltimore Ravens
9
Willis McGahee
Baltimore Ravens
10
Derrick Mason
Baltimore Ravens
11
Lee Evans
Buffalo Bills
12
Marshawn Lynch
Buffalo Bills
13
DeAngelo Williams
Carolina Panthers
14
Jake Delhomme
Carolina Panthers
15
Jonathan Stewart
Carolina Panthers
16
Steve [...]