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Driver, Donald

CARDS: Score 2009, Panini Prestige 2010
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 12/22 RECEIVED: 1/23 (32 days)*
FAILURE: TTM 2015, C/o The Packers
* Fee Enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Donald Driver played WR at Alcorn State catching  88 receptions for 1993 yards over his college career.
  • Late 7th round pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1999 NFL Draft.
  • Stuck behind Antonio Freeman and Corey Bradford early in his career, but with Bradford’s departure to Houston in 2002, things quickly changed.
  • He’d start all 16 games in 2002, and go over 1,000 yards for the first time in his career on 70 catches.
  • After a down year in 2003, Driver went on a very improbable run, going over 1.2K yards the next 3 seasons, and over 1K yards the following 3 seasons after that.
  • In 2009, Donald became the Packers all-time leading receiver, finishing eventually with 743 catches when he retired following the 2012 season.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 2002, 2006-08, 2010.
  • Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

NOTES:

I really wanted Donald’s autograph, but after missing out on him back in 2015, I didn’t really expect to get another shot, so I never reloaded. When he started signing, about the same time of year as he did back in 2015, I just grabbed what I could and sent it out as soon as I could with a small donation to grease the wheels.

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Robinson, Eugene (2) ‘Orca’

Action Packed 1990, #257

CARDS: Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1991, Skybox 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Work
SENT: 2/14 RECEIVED: 3/7 (21 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

INSCRIPTIONS:

That thine alms may be in secret: andthy Father which seeth in secrethimself shall reward thee openly.

-Matt 6:4

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved

-Romans 10:9

NOTES:

Purely needing Eugene on a few more set needs, I decided to hit him up again after a few years for them. The Action Packed cards are particularly beautiful.

Noble, Brian

CARDS: Fleer 1990, Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1990 All-Madden Team
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 11/7 RECEIVED: 12/16 (39 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Brian Noble was a 5th round pick out of Arizona State that quickly established himself as a starter in the Packers LB corps.
  • A tackling machine, Noble posted 104 tackles and 3 sacks his rookie season.
  • Best season came in 1989, with 138 total tackles, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 2 interceptions.
  • Had 6 seasons of 98+ tackles over career.
  • At the beginning of the season he had 843 total tackles.
  • Incredibly durable up to that point, Noble started 119 games, but a career ending knee injury ended his season after only 2 games.
  • Noble has been busy since retirement, first going into broadcasting.
  • Later he owned the AFL2 Green Bay Blizzard, before the league ceased operations in 2009,
  • He’s moved into coaching currently at the high school level in Nevada.

ACCOLADES:

  • NFLPA All-Rookie Team 1985

NOTES:

Brian had some great cards over the years so it was a hard choice for me on what to send him. He appeared in all the major sets and later, maybe in another 10 years or so I might try him again as there are so many that I still would like to get him on.

He was a great signer 10 or so years ago and then pretty much just stopped. I had his cards in my priority shoe box for a very long time, so I shot these out as soon as he popped up again.

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