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CFL, NFL

Drummond, Robert

Pro Set 1989, #534

Cards: Pro Set 1989, Topps 1990
Acquired: 2020, Paid Signing
Failure: TTM 2018, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Robert played at Syracuse from 1985-88.
  • He racked up 2687 yards from scrimmage playing for the Orangemen, including a career high 828 yards rushing with 6 TDs in 1987.
  • Selected in the 3rd round of the 1989 Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Seldom used in a stacked backfield, Robert played for the Eagles from 1989-91 primarily on 3rd downs.
  • Appeared back on the football radar in 1994 during the CFL USA initiative with the Baltimore Stallions.
  • Joined the Argos and rushed for 935 yards (96) and 1134 (97).
  • Signed with BC Lions in 98, having his best year as a pro in 99 rushing for 1309 yards.
  • Played on final season for the Argos in 2002 before retiring.
  • Gifted receiver, Drummond caught 72 passes in 96, 85 in 97, and 66 in 2000.

ACCOLADES:

  • CFL All-Star 1996
  • CFL All-Star 1997
  • CFL West All-Star 1999
Topps 1990, #89

NOTES:

I tried to get his autograph a few years ago but didn’t have any luck so when a cheap signing came along I went ahead and dropped these two cards in the mail. Drummond appears in Tecmo Superbowl as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL

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CFL

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CFL, NFL, NFLE

Sherrell, Anthony

VGF NFL Europa Frankfurt Galaxy 2007

Card: VGF NFL Europa Frankfurt Galaxy 2007
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 2/12 Received: 4/14 (51 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Anthony played four years at Eastern Michigan from 2002-2005.
  • The runningback ran 635 times for 2888 yards, 26 TDs, and caught 76 passes for 576 yards and 2 TDs.
  • His best year came in 2003 when he plowed ahead with 338 carries for 1531 yards and 12 TDs to go along with 44 receptions for 304 yards and a TD.
  • Was not selected by in the 2006 NFL draft, but made the Lions as a member of their practice squad.
  • Played in 2007 for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFLE logging a gaudy 5.3 yards per carry on 34 carries, while returning 1 kick for 23 yards.
  • Named NFLE Offensive Player of the Week in Week 2 for his 102 all purpose yards in Frankfurt’s 18-13 win over Cologne.
  • Was the NFLE’s leader in rushing- but broke his leg during Week 3 of the season.
  • Spent time briefly in the CFL with the BC Lions.

NFLE

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NOTES:

When I received these cards from my friend, I really wanted to get Anthony’s autograph on this card and he didn’t disappoint. When I got the envelope back, in very small writing he asked me for a copy of this card.

CFL, College Football HoF, NFL, NFLE

Ware, Andre (3)

Card: Fleer 1990, Action Packed 1991, GameDay 1992
Acquired: TTM 2020, C/o Home
Sent: 3/17 Received: 4/5 (18 days)
See Also: Andre Ware, Air Ware

Andre sure got in a lot of great cards in his short amount of time on the starting stage in the NFL. Even after this third stab at a few more autographs, there are a few more cards I could probably nab him on.

I loved Action Packed and GameDay’s sets. Action Packed 1991 was a pretty well designed set, with that simple swoosh that goes through the left side of the image- it maximized the canvas area to focus on the player image. I also really liked the flat helmet image at the end. It’s a really underrated set, and despite the slight smudging is great to get autographed. Most of the images are indeed- action packed. This Gameday image is really nice, however one of the set’s design flaws comes forward a bit when the silver blends against the gray, the image looks a bit more flat. The Fleer 90 card was one of 4 (technically) that had a college photo of Andre in it. (The others being Topps, ProSet, and Score.) We always laughed at the fact that Fleer didn’t find a shot of Andre actually throwing the ball- but instead chose to get a shot of him pitching the ball out. All of these cards were distant set needs for me in my never ending autograph quest.

About the time that Coronavirus broke loose and some stay at home notices were put into place, Andre started signing his TTM mail after a 5-6 year absence from the game. He was initially playing catchup and then started signing some newer requests. I always liked Andre, and I hadn’t TTMed him since 2012, I decided he was ripe for the picking.

As of 2020, Ware remains the steady voice as the color commentator for the Houston Texans game day radio show.