After Haywood signed TTM back in 2020 I flipped back out this photo to Curtis I took from the GMC Showcase back in 2013. I was surprised not to get it back TTM. After 3 years of waiting I figured I’d just get him at the GTSM showcase.
I was the first person in line for Curtis. He was happy to sign anything. I think he recognized me from the last time we met at the Houston Texans game while he was still an ambassador for the franchise. He LOVED the #80 jersey I was wearing and told me he still had the GMC shirt from the photo below.
CARDS: Classic 1993, Pro Set 1993, Pro Line 1997 ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home SENT: 1/17/22 RECEIVED: 2/26/22 (40 days)
Caught 142 passes for 2,027 yards with 14 touchdowns over college career at UCLA.
As a junior set single season school record with 68 catches for 987 yards and 11 TDs.
At the time, also finished as school’s all-time leading receiver with 130 catches.
Selected in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
Saw action in 10 games, catching 2 passes for 23 yards.
Cut after the following preseason in 1994.
Largely disillusioned with his experience in the NFL Sean sat out ’94 and ’95.
He returned to football in 1996, joining the Scottish Claymores of the World League.
Had a banner season, catching 47 passes for 1023 yards, a 21.8 yard average and 7 TDs.
Returned stateside and later was a late season pickup of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Caught 27 passes for 422 yards and 2 TDs.
ACCOLADES:
World League MVP 1996
Pro Set 1993, #2371997 Pro Line, #136
NOTES:
When I started expanding the WLAF shrine to include the NFLE/ Europa, I immediately started looking for players who had cards that played for franchises that may not have been represented on their European teams.
As I was digging through the Claymores rosters, I found that Sean had quite a few cards, and I felt very inspired by his Classic ’93 entry. I picked up both that and his 93 Pro Set and sent them out to an address I found. (Sean’s last name obviously is not very common.)
He responded in a bit over a month, signing not only his cards, but including the Proline as an extra, included a business card promoting his Youtube channel and wrote on the envelope, “God Bless your work,” -I am assuming in reference to my ongoing quest to honor as many WLAF/ NFLE/ Europa players with their autograph and adding them to my shrine.
Brian hadn’t signed in a while so I thought I’d give him another shot on these great cards that I found. I especially like the Topps Stadium Club entry.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
