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Beckles, Ian

Gameday 1992, #140

CARD: Gameday 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 6/21 RECEIVED: 7/10 (19 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • After transferring from JC, Ian Beckles played offensive guard for one year at Indiana in 1989.
  • Ian grabbed the attention of scouts who watching film of fellow teammate Anthony Thompson.
  • He’d be selected by both the NFL (5th round, Bucs) and the CFL (1st round, BC Lions) in 1990.
  • Beckles became a mainstay at RG, playing in 101 games for the team.
  • In 1997, he hopped over to the Philadelphia Eagles playing for the team for two seasons.
  • He saw action in training camp with the Jets in ’99 and the Broncos in ’00 before hanging up his cleats for good.
  • Ian is active in the alternative medicine industry, and is a staunch advocate for marijuana legalization.
  • He also enjoys spending time in radio and podcasting.

NOTES:

Well I sent Ian two cards for him to sign. Unfortunately he only sent back the Gameday 1992 card, and kept the Score Supplemental. No big deal really- but the long tom format is not something that I’ve never supported on my website yearly updates.

Ah well- minor complaint, but I am sure glad to add him. He’s got a great autograph and a very nice card.

NFL

Maualuga, Rey

Score 2009, #389

CARD: Score 2009 Inscriptions
ACQUIRED: EBay, 2019

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Rey played MLB at USC from 2005-2009.
  • He was part of an incredible fearsome foursome of LBs that included Clay Matthews Jr, Brian Cushing, and Kaluka Maiava.
  • Maualuga was a second round pick of the Bengals in 2009.
  • Had best season in 2012, posting up 122 total tackles, a sack, 4 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.
  • Signed with the Dolphins in 2017 and saw action in 6 contests.
  • Was waived after being arrested for battery of a employee at a nightclub.
  • Has not seen the field since then- and has continued to battle alcohol throughout his life.

ACCOLADES:

NOTES:

I just remember when the Texans played against the Bengals in the playoffs. At the time it was peak Texans in 2012- and Arian Foster was on full display in NRG. Foster took a handoff, blasted through a hole and left Rey there moving in slow motion. It was an incredible display of power.

AAF, College Football HoF, NFL

Erickson, Dennis (2)

Topps AAF 2019 Certified, #AU-DE

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019 Certified
ACQUIRED: 2022, Private Acquisition

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

This card was a bit of a cop out by Topps. It is almost a complete duplicate of his regular issue base set card, minus a filter or two. Still it was a need for the set as most of the coaches were fetching an insane price in the open market. My friend CFLFaninPhilly came through for me and made me a great deal to help me close out this set. Again, I can not thank him enough.