It’s hard to believe the USFL has been gone for 35 years. As the first league to challenge the NFL since the American Football League took the field in 1960, the USFL was innovative. The league introduced ideas that are now common in the NFL — the 2-point conversation, coaches’ challenges and the salary cap. The USFL also holds a soft spot for football card collectors. The … [Read more...] about Topps 1984 USFL Set A Coveted Classic
Reggie White
Reggie White Items; Baseball Memorabilia Headline Hunt Sale
Over 40 items from the personal collection of the late Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White are part of the new Hunt Auctions Internet/Phone Auction, set to run through next Wendesday. The first part of the collection was sold during the Super Bowl Auction in early February. The latest group of items includes his 1991 Mackey Award as the NFL’s Defensive Lineman … [Read more...] about Reggie White Items; Baseball Memorabilia Headline Hunt Sale
Emmitt’s Signed Gamer to Reggie White Tops Super Bowl Auction
A game-worn helmet, signed and presented by the Dallas Cowboys star running back to another NFL legend during the middle of their careers sold for $67,563 in the annual Super Bowl Auction in Atlanta. The battle-scarred Cowboys helmet was signed and inscribed by Smith sometime after the Cowboys beat the Eagles in the opening round of the NFC playoffs that year. It … [Read more...] about Emmitt’s Signed Gamer to Reggie White Tops Super Bowl Auction
Reggie White Memorabilia Consigned to Super Bowl Auction
Items from the collection of the late Hall of Famer Reggie White have been consigned to the Super Bowl LIII Live Auction in Atlanta next month. White’s family has consigned numerous pieces to the auction of 500 lots that will go on the block at the Georgia World Congress Center. Among them is a game-worn jersey from early in his pro career when he played for the … [Read more...] about Reggie White Memorabilia Consigned to Super Bowl Auction
1986 Topps Football Set Among Decade’s Most Memorable
Thirty years ago, Topps produced a football card set in a baseball card era. As was generally the case then, the cards were never all that popular compared to their baseball counterpart and a lot of product went unsold. However, the 1986 Topps football set now stands out as one of the better products from the 1980s in any sport. 1986 Topps Football Basics Putting it bluntly, … [Read more...] about 1986 Topps Football Set Among Decade’s Most Memorable
Reggie White Collection Coming to Auction
Memorabilia from the collection of one of the NFL’s all-time greats is coming to auction later this week. Worthridge Auctions will kick off its first event on Sunday with hundreds of lots including dozens of items from the estate of Reggie White. A two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 13-time Pro-Bowl player, and eight-time First-Team All-Pro selection, White won a … [Read more...] about Reggie White Collection Coming to Auction
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...] about Five Underrated 1980s Football Rookie Cards