Members of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI championship team, including quarterback Brett Favre and fellow Hall of Famer Ron Wolf, will appear at a sports card show slated for Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee on Decmeber 1. The show, produced by long-time local dealer Ball Four Sports, will mark the first time so many members of Green Bay’s third Super Bowl team … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Sports Card Show Features Packers Super Bowl Reunion
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Super Bowl 50 Game Day Program a Whopper
Finishing touches are being applied and the official Super Bowl 50 game program will be printed and readied for sale as the latest edition of the NFL championship approaches. Since the first game in Los Angeles in 1967, programs have always been among the most popular of all memorabilia from the Super Bowl game. Multiple Editions This year’s edition once again comes in at … [Read more...] about Super Bowl 50 Game Day Program a Whopper
Jerry Kramer Consigns Super Bowl I Ring, Jersey to Auction
Green Bay Packers great Jerry Kramer is putting 60 items from his personal collection, including his Super Bowl I ring and jersey and 1965 NFL Championship ring up for auction. Kramer, who turns 80 next Saturday, has consigned the collection to Heritage Auctions, which will offer them in February. Having made a good living in business after his career ended in the late … [Read more...] about Jerry Kramer Consigns Super Bowl I Ring, Jersey to Auction
2015 Topps Mini Chrome Football Preview
It won’t be markedly different from the regular size product due out in November but 2015 Topps Mini Chrome Football will have a few new twists when it arrives about a month later. The company offered preview images and information Tuesday, which included some autographs on 1989 throwback designs. Expect four cards per pack and 24 packs per box with a retail price of … [Read more...] about 2015 Topps Mini Chrome Football Preview
Ramblings: 50 Years of Super Bowl Starters Set Anyone?
Easter weekend is usually a quiet time for shows around North America but during the latter part of March, I set up a couple of shows in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and came away with a pretty good feeling. As you’ve probably figured out, I’ve been going to shows in this neck of the woods for quite a while and at both shows I again saw collectors I had never seen before. To me … [Read more...] about Ramblings: 50 Years of Super Bowl Starters Set Anyone?
Ohio 3rd Grader at Super Bowl Via Panini Contest
The only thing 9-year-old third-grader Dylan Cooperider really expected from opening packs of football cards throughout the 2014 season was the fun of chasing his favorite Cleveland Browns players. A dream trip to Super Bowl XLIX as the grand prize winner in Panini America's Super Bowl Kid Reporter contest remained a distant fantasy – no matter how many times he entered codes … [Read more...] about Ohio 3rd Grader at Super Bowl Via Panini Contest
Notes: Card Show Marks 39 Years; Super Bowl Balls & PSA, Topps News
It’s going to be a nasty week for travel in New England, but promoters of the Cranston Sports Collectors Show are no doubt hoping things clear up by the weekend. The annual show, held on the Saturday before the Super Bowl for the last 38 years, is a fundraiser for the men’s guild of a local church. Founded in 1976, it’s the longest running show in New England with dealers … [Read more...] about Notes: Card Show Marks 39 Years; Super Bowl Balls & PSA, Topps News
1966 Chiefs Autographs Spur Memories of Team That Faced Lombardi’s Packers
The 50th anniversary of the first Super Bowl is just a few years away. As such, much of the focus in the near future will be on Vince Lombardi and his legendary Packers - and rightly so. Lombardi crafted a dynasty the likes of which has not been seen since. Five NFL championships and two Super Bowl victories are difficult to top. Still, being the AFL fan that I am, I tend … [Read more...] about 1966 Chiefs Autographs Spur Memories of Team That Faced Lombardi’s Packers
Collecting the Games: SoCal Man Stores Memories in Bins
He may not be all about expensive vintage cards, unopened boxes of the latest products or game worn jerseys but there's no disputing John Roche is a collector. After all, he has 150 plastic storage containers full of stuff stacked up in his garage. It's just that his collection is more along the lines of tangible memories from games he goes to. And he goes to some … [Read more...] about Collecting the Games: SoCal Man Stores Memories in Bins
Super Bowl Can Create Hobby Superstars
by Eamonn Donlyn The Super Bowl. No sense in recapping the history, we all know what it's about. It's the most watched event in American television, and the mark of popularity can easily be measured by the cost of advertising in the big game, as it has reached the $4 million mark this year. Yes, four.... million dollars, for thirty seconds. Of course the hobby market is … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Can Create Hobby Superstars