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Bunche, Malcolm

Topps XFL 2020, #24

CARD: Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: In Person, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Malcolm played OL at Miami, eventually transferring to UCLA for graduate studies.
  • After not being selected in the 2015 NFL Draft, he embarked on a series of stops with the Eagles (2015), Tiger-Cats (2017), Jaguars (2017), and Giants (2018).
  • Bunche got seasoning playing for an exceptionally good OL with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF in 2019.
  • He had two more short stops with the Giants and Redskins immediately after that before closing out the year.
  • Bunche then played for the Washington Defenders of the XFL in 2020.
  • After a brief hiatus he played with the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL 2023.

NOTES:

Malcolm was a nice grab that I picked up during the Purple Heart Event that the team was at in Boerne in April. I was wearing my AJ Tarpley jersey and my guy Kameron Kelly stopped me to admire it and take a photo with me. Malcolm came up to compliment me as he too was an AAF vet from his days with the Hotshots. When I produced his XFL card from my pile of stuff, he was duly impressed and gleefully signed it.

Anderson, Willie ‘Flipper’

Fleer 1992, #182

CARDS: Score 1992, Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: 2017, Future Considerations. 2023, EBay
FAILURE: TTM 2010, TTM 2020, Consignment 2015

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Devastating long bomb threat and speedy receiver, Flipper Anderson was a second round pick of the Los Angeles Rams out of UCLA in 1988.
  • In 1989, had a whopping 44 catches for 1146 yards and 5 TDs.
  • His 28 yards per catch was second in NFL history (behind Warren Wells) for a player with a minimum of 40 catches.
  • During 1990 season, when Henry Ellard was sidelined for a game, Flipper became QB Jim Everett‘s primary receiver against the Saints.
  • Set an NFL record by catching 15 passes for 336 yards in that game.
  • Had 51 catches for 1083 yards and 7 TDs (21.0 YPR) in 1990.
  • Played for the Rams through the 1994 season.
  • Went into the journeyman phase of his career quickly, playing for the Colts (’95), Redskins (’96), and Broncos (’97) but saw little action.
  • Lives in Georgia where he’s currently a high school basketball referee.

ACCOLADES:

  • NFL RECORD- Single game yards receiving (336)
  • NFL Leader Yards Per Reception (1989, ’90)
Fleer 1990, #33

NOTES:

I failed on Flipper so many times I pretty much gave up. TTM he didn’t respond to me twice, but responded randomly to others. Then I paid for a consignment and shipped my cards out to get him, but I wasn’t able to get him that way either- though I suspect the consigner more than anyone. (What a mess that was.) My buddy Brian got him on two cards and decided to send me one, so I held onto this Score 92 forever, thinking about these sour grapes. Finally in 2023, I was able to pick up a respectable Fleer 90 that I wanted, so I decided to go ahead and put this post together.

Flipper has like 4 other cards I still need him on. His Pro Set 1990 is an infamous photo of him scoring the final TD against the New York Giants eliminating them from the playoffs in ’89.

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Tice, Mike

Gameday 1992, #473

CARDS: Gameday 1992, Pacific 1991
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: RECEIVED: 9/16/23
FAILURE: TTM 2023, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played college football for Maryland but was not selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.
  • He’d join the Seahawks as a free agent, primarily used on special teams and as a blocking TE.
  • Over the next 8 seasons, became a seldom used fan favorite.
  • After a one year stint in Washington (’89), returned to Seattle for the next two years.
  • Played for the Vikings in 1992-’93, and a final season in ’95.
  • Moved into coaching almost immediately as a positional coach for the Vikings in ’96.
  • Named the Vikings’ interim head coach in 2001.
  • Officially retained as head coach in 2002 and remained head coach through the 2006 season.
  • Team reached the pinnacle of offensive production setting modern NFL records for total yards in 2003, after leading the NFL in offensive yards in 2002.
  • Wasn’t retained following the 2005 season.
  • Has served a variety of assistant coach and positional coaching jobs with the Jaguars (2006-09), Bears (2010-12), Falcons (2014), and Raiders (2015-17).
Pacific 1991, #488

NOTES:

I thought Mike might make a good fit for the XFL, but he seems content to stay semi-retired. I needed Mike for the Gameday 1992 set, but I figured I might as well toss in the Pacific card, since it was from his Seattle days. A good signer TTM, he had moved and my cards were RTS but I got the golden forwarding address.

Mike must have a great personality as he seemed beloved in both Seattle and Minnesota.

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