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Query, Jeff

Skybox Impact 1992, #112

Cards: SkyBox 1992, Score Supplemental 1989, Topps 1990
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 3/31 Received: 4/5 (5 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jeff Query went to Milken college and represents the school’s only drafted NFL alumni, being selected in the 5th round of the 1989 draft by the Green Bay Packers.

  • Query set career records at the tiny school finishing with 2548 yards, 28 TD catches, 30.9 yards on kick off returns, and 10.9 on punt returns.

  • A track junkie, Query had breathtaking speed (4.3), and was a two-time CCIW 100-Meter Champion.

  • Immediately stepped in as the team’s #3 receiver and as the Packers’ primary return man.

  • Trademark blonde mullet brought all the girls to the yard.

  • After 1991 season, signed with the Houston Oilers via Plan B, but did not make the roster.

  • Picked up by Cincinnati and played the next 3 seasons with the team, and a final 2 games between the Bengals and the Redskins in 1995.

  • Best season came in 1993, catching 56 passes for 654 yards and 4 TDs.

Score Supplemental 1989, #432S Topps 1990, #144

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NOTES:

I was very excited when Jeff joined the Oilers. It didn’t make much waves but I was convinced that he was going to be that missing part that was going to take the receiving corps to the next level. He then just disappeared in camp and I never heard from him until he was cut. I am not sure if he was an injury settlement, but I just remember being very disappointed.

Jeff had some great cards over the years and I was very happy to get these finally knocked out as they had been in ‘the box’ for a long time waiting for him to appear.

Turner, Odessa

Topps 1990 #61

Cards: Topps 1990, Action Packed 1990
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 4/17 Received: 5/6 (19 Days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Odessa played at Northwestern St from 1983-1986.
  • He was selected in the 4th round of the 1987 draft by the
    New York Giants.
  • Odessa’s best season in the NFL came in 1989 when he caught 38 passes for 467 yards and 4 TDs.
  • He played for the Giants from 1987-1991 and San Fransisco in 1992 and 1993.
  • Odessa appeared in one final season in the CFL during 1995 playing for the Ottawa Rough Riders.
  • Turner posted career highs with 70 catches for 1054 yards, a 66 yard long, and 8 TDs.
Action Packed 1990 #190

NOTES:

Odessa appears in the classic Nintendo game Tecmo Bowl as well as its sequel Tecmo Super Bowl as a member of the New York Giants.

NFL

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CFL

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Collins, Shawn

Cards: Gameday 1992, Proset 1989, Action Packed 1990, Topps 1990, Fleer 1990
Acquired: 50/50 Consignment- Sportscollectors.net, 2020

Shawn Collins was actually a tight end at Northern Arizona where he set the school’s all-time career records for TDs (24) and catches (201). In 1986, he posted 70 catches for 1,016 yards- a school, single season record, and then followed up with 61 receptions in 1987, and 54 in 1988. Scouts decided that Shawn was best suited to play wide receiver before the 1989 draft. He’d be selected near the back end of round one by the Atlanta Falcons.

Shawn had an outstanding rookie season for the Falcons. He led all rookie receivers with 58 catches, and set rookie franchise records, leading the Falcons with 58 catches for 862 yards. An acrobatic receiver who is fearless in traffic, Collins’ 58 receptions were the most by any rookie during the 80s and 16 of his 58 grabs went for 20 yards or more. He’d be an unanimous 1989 NFL All-Rookie selection.

With a sea change at head coach in Jerry Glanville, the Falcons were expected to be very aggressive at WR, but after landing in Jerry’s doghouse, Shawn’s numbers suffered and he finished with 34 catches for 503 yards and 2 TDs in 90, and just 3 catches for 37 yards in 91. He joined Browns in 1992 and caught 3 more passes for Cleveland. Shawn joined the Bucs in 1993, but did not make the roster. He’d later sign with the Packers and was on their roster for 4 additional games.

Shawn then made a comeback with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the newly retooled World League, catching 18 passes for 215 yards and a TD. Returning stateside, he immediately joined the CFL where he played for the Memphis Mad Dogs and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1995, posting 29 passes for 536 yards and 2TDs. Shawn played one final year in the Arena Football League for the Iowa Barnstormers catching 5 passes for 52 yards.

Shawn does not sign through the mail at all. I had spied out a signing through Sportscollectors.net at a really fair price, and waited for the event to pop. I was not disappointed and jumped at the chance to have him sign these 5 cards.

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