CARD: Fleer 1990, Action Packed 1990, Pro Set 1989
ACQUIRED: eBay, 2025, TTM 2026, C/o Home
SENT: 3/21/26 RECEIVED: 4/9/26 (19 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2021, C/o San Diego Strikeforce

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Burt Grossman rose to prominence as a defensive end for Pitt from 1985-88.
• A rangy, prototypical defensive lineman, with great speed, Burt was limited in his Senior campaign in ’88 due to an ankle injury.
• Still managed to post 71 tackles, 7 sacks and 17 quarterback pressures.
• Highest rated defensive lineman who was selected 8th overall, in the 1989 NFL Draft.
• Plugged in as a starter at RDE and posted 10 sacks and 60+ tackles in back to back seasons (1989 and 1990).
• Played for the San Diego Chargers through the ’93 campaign.
• In 5 seasons, Burt tallied 255 tackles, 38.0 sacks, 3 safeties, and 5 fumbles in 71 games.
• Signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1994, and tallied 21 tackles and 5.5 sacks, before suffering a career ending neck injury.
• Afterwards Burt went into TV and media journalism writing for the now defunct “National Football Post” and co-hosting the Eagles Hour.
• Named HC of the IFL San Diego Strikeforce in 2019.
• After COVID, Burt did not return to coach the team.

ACCOLADES:

• Regional Sports Emmy Award 1995

NOTES:

Burt’s not a reliable signer TTM so I went ahead and picked this one up via eBay. Then literally a week or so after I put this post together, he just started signing out of the blue! I ran the Pro Set and the Action Packed out the door as soon as I could, but couldn’t find the Skybox 92. The TTM gods were looking out for me as a half torn, damaged envelope arrived with the two autographs inside.

Despite his injury shortened career ‘Big Mouth’ was a pretty solid DL notching 43.5 sacks in 6 seasons. Burt’s legendary big mouth was chronicled in Sports Illustrated in 1990.