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CFL, WLAF

Williams, Steve

Wild Card World League 1992, #3

Card: Wild Card World League 1992
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 2/22 Received: 5/15 (83 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played for the Fightin’ Illini from 1985 to 1989.
  • Catching passes from QB Jeff George, had a career high 38 receptions for 523 yards and 2 TDs in 1988.
  • Followed that up in 1989 with 34 more receptions for 458 yards and 5 TDs, and was Illinois’ primary punt returner posting 35 returns for 334 yards.
  • Originally selected by the CFL Ottawa Rough Riders in 1990.
  • Played WR for the Montreal Machine of the WLAF in 91/92.
  • In 91 caught 4 passes for 81 yards (53 yard long), returned one punt for 6 yards, and attempted a pass.

NOTES:

Steve wrote me a very nice note, thanking me for the autograph request and asking for additional cards, since he hadn’t seen this one in quite sometime. He has a great autograph, and the silver sharpie is a nice touch.

Against the San Antonio Riders in Week 8 of the 91 season- he had an improbably long, juggling TD catch, but it unfortunately was called back, because he got pushed out of bounds and came back in.

WLAF

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NFL

Brady, Kyle

SP Signature Edition 1999, #84

Cards: Upper Deck MVP 2003, Leaf Certified Materials 2003, SP Signature Edition 1999
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 2/22 Received: 3/9 (15 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Big bodied TE (6’6″) who finished 7th on the career all- time reception charts at Penn State with 76 catches.

  • 9th overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.

  • Played 4 seasons with the Jets finishing with 93 receptions for 949 yards and 10 TDs.

  • Signed with Jaguars in 1999.

  • Had best season as a pro in 2000 finishing with 64 receptions for 729 yards and 3 TDs.
     
  • Played one final season in 2007 with the Patriots.
2003 Upper Deck MVP, #256

INSCRIPTION:

Romans 10:9
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Leaf Certified Materials 2003, #61

NOTES:

Since his playing days Kyle dabbled in sports broadcasting for NFLE and later the Big 10 Network, and financial advisor. Brady was notoriously booed by the Jets faithful on Draft Day 1995 who wanted Warren Sapp instead, therefore I have always seen him as more of a Jag than a Jet.

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AAF, College Football HoF, NFL

Erickson, Dennis

Card: Topps AAF 2019
Acquired: TTM 2019, C/o Home
Sent: 5/16 Received: 5/24 (8 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Dennis Erickson took over at Miami (FL) (after the departure of Jimmy Johnson) coaching the school to the National Title in 1989 and 1991.

  • He departed Miami (FL) in 1994 and was named head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

  • Erickson compiled a 39-41 record with the Seahawks over the next 4 years.

  • After a successful stint at Oregon St, Dennis returned to the pros again, to coach with the San Fransisco 49ers in 2003.

  • He coached at Idaho and Arizona State after that and at Utah briefly as a positional coach, retiring in 2016.

  • Erickson compiled a 179-96-1 record as a college coach.

  • Dennis heard the siren’s call one last time, and was lured out of retirement by the Alliance of American Football in 2018, coaching the Salt Lake City Stallions to a 2-5 record before the league fell apart.

ACCOLADES:

  • State of Washington Hall of Fame 2017

  • NCAA National Champion   (89/91)

  • College Football Hall of Fame inductee

NOTES:

This is an absolutely terrible card of Dennis. They could have actually airbrushed his face a bit more, but instead he looks like a craggily zombie with that green filter. Dennis has a pretty interesting coaching tree under him that includes Jim Zorn, Tommy Tuberville, Dan Quinn, Ed Orgeron, and Jim Mora Jr.

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