It has often been said that the NFL is a quarterback league, and that's especially true these days when just about every signal-caller is capable of reeling off 4000-yard, 35-touchdown seasons. Even so, NFL history is full of legendary QBs, and vintage quarterback rookie cards stand at the top of many collectors' want lists and drive set values year after year. What follows … [Read more...]
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Ramblings: Padres Drafting Manziel Recalls Past QB Selections
So Johnny Manziel was picked in the baseball amateur draft and is anyone really all that surprised? For as good as an athlete he is with his strong arm, there is little doubt his skill set would translate nicely on the defensive side and he could probably learn to hit. He did play in high school and supposedly talked about playing baseball for Texas A&M before his Heisman … [Read more...]
New Website Focuses on Iconic Vintage Football Cards
Just in time for the start of the post-season, a new website has arrived, focusing on some of the greatest pro football players of all-time and their top cards. Vintage Graded Football Cards offers articles on more than 20 of the best, most important football cards. Readers will find information on the player’s career and an examination of his most well-known card and what … [Read more...]
2012 Panini Certified Football Preview
Football card collectors will have some fresh packs to break open today when Panini Prestige hits stores but the company is also offering information on another of its long-running lines. 2012 Certified Football will be out just as the season kicks off. The issue will lean on Hall of Famer John Elway for many of its major insert cards. Certified will offer four autograph … [Read more...]
Elway Pumps Topps on Media Tour
Cal Ripken spent the opening days of the 2010 baseball season fulfilling his role as spokesman for the Million Card Giveaway launched by Topps. Now, it's John Elway's turn to handle the football kick-off. Topps had Elway sign a box of its 2010 base products, which it will give away to one collector on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Elway, the 50-year-old Super … [Read more...]
Five Underrated 1980s Football Rookie Cards
The 1980s gave us Ronald Reagan. MTV. Big hair. And a boatload of great football players. The greatest draft of all-time took place in 1983 when the first round was simply loaded with can't miss Hall of Famers, opening with John Elway and closing with Darrell Green, who spent 20 Hall of Fame years in the league. The list of the most popular 80s rookie cards is … [Read more...]
Topps in their Class: NFL’s Most Valuable #1 Draft Pick Cards
Being the number one overall draft pick comes with plenty of fanfare but if you're a football card collector, take a pass. Going back to the 1950s, only about one of every four number one picks went on to a Hall of Fame career. Many were total flops. Only a few top selections bring big bucks on the open market. The most valuable rookie card of all of the number one draft … [Read more...]
Topps National Chicle Football Short Prints
Here's the list of cards that you'll have to search a little harder for in Topps' 2009 National Chicle football set. … [Read more...]
Nine Post-1990 Football Card Sets to Consider
Which modern era football card sets might actually be worth space on your shelf? … [Read more...]
Cost of Collecting Super Bowl MVP Rookie Cards
Looking for a timely project? Try collecting a complete run of Super Bowl MVP rookie cards. … [Read more...]
