Category Archives: University of Texas

NFL, University of Texas

Johnson, Derrick ‘DJ’ (4)

CARDS: Panini UT 2016 Honors, Score 2018, UT Upper Deck 2011 HACK, Upper Deck 2008, Panini Select 2014, Donruss 2018, SP 2008,
ACQUIRED: In Person, 2024

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Well I had run into DJ at the food court when I was getting Bo Jackson at Barton Creek a few years ago, and got pants down without any cards. I hadn’t done a hard target search of cards for him that I liked up to that point, and then the idea came to me to just expand and turn the Upper Deck UT 2011 set into a ‘living set’. Afterwards I found a few cards that I liked, and waited for the next in person signing. Eventually the wait paid off, and my friend Mark G came through with a stack of extras when the event came up.

A local Cadillac dealer held an in person event in late August. It was a very nice little event. Both Mark and Jeff and his family came out. The regulars were in force, but it wasn’t too awkward or overwhelming. DJ came in early and just started signing. He also answered a lot of questions.

On being a Raider? He smiled and said it was a cash grab, and that they were seeing if there was still anything left in the tank. He also talked about LaDanian Tomlinson being the most difficult player for him to tackle, and that he just had this clever combination of size, speed and power- and he loved to talk smack to DJ since they were both from Waco. I shared my connection to DJ and he was surprised that he knew the street that my Grandparents lived on and I visited. All in all it was a very good event. Everyone left with everything they wanted signed.

I got 14 cards. So why aren’t there 14 cards pictured here? Simple: I gave half of them away. Why? Because I like sharing in the joy I have for this hobby. I run a very small, tight knit, autograph group. It’s unique and different than the other groups on Facebook and to those who participate and make it unique- I want to pay it forward.

NFL, University of Texas

Scaife, Bo

Panini Rookies & Stars 2010, #142

CARD: Panini Rookies & Stars 2011
ACQUIRED: 2020, Compensation

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Bo Scaife played collegially for the University of Texas from 1999-’04.
  • ACL injuries held him out in two years, but he managed to haul in 75 catches for 997 yards and 5 TDs.
  • Selected in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
  • Bo developed well into a pretty reliable target at TE over his career never failing to catch less than 29 passes a season.
  • In 2006, became the only TE in NFL history to catch a TD, rush for a TD, return a few kickoffs, and make a tackle on special teams all in one season.
  • Caught a career high 58 passes for 561 yards and 2 TDs in 2008.
  • Spent 2011 with the Bengals, where he recorded no catches.
  • This led to a final off season with the Patriots in 2012, before he retired.

NOTES:

I mean this one was disappointing in the way that I picked this up. I had been working with a friend to corner a few autographs here and there. As future considerations were concerned we exchanged autographs back and forth, but mightily I held an edge, sending him two Ricky Williams autographs. All of a sudden one day, he posts on a Facebook group that he’s no longer doing TTM and just puts everything up for sale, including the Ricky Williams autographs. Before I could reclaim them, he’d already liquidated them. He didn’t really have much to say about not settling up his considerations, so I just laid claim to this one since I’ve never seen Bo sign anything at all- even though he’s a UT grad.

It’s led to me to state a policy flat out to anybody I spot cards for: If they quit collecting or decide to sell their collection, and they still haven’t settled their considerations with me, they have to send those back.

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NFL, University of Texas

Tausch, Terry (1959-2020)

University of Texas Upper Deck 2011, #41

CARD: University of Texas Upper Deck 2011
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2024
FAILURE: TTM 2018, TTM 2021 C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • After redshirting his Freshman year and converting from TE, OL Terry Tausch played from 1978-’81 for the Texas Longhorns.
  • A 4 year letterman, he earned all-conference honors in both 1980 and ’81.
  • A second round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 1982.
  • He’d start 68 of 81 games with the Vikings through 1988.
  • Provided valuable depth in his final season with the San Fransisco 49ers in 1989- winning the Super Bowl.

ACCOLADES:

  • Texas Athletics Hall of Honor 2001

NOTES:

I had some very bad luck getting Terry. So I’d like to state for the record that I hadn’t found anything on Terry’s passing when I sent to him in 2021. Otherwise I’d seen a few successes post 2018 trickle through and I had no clue why mine didn’t get back.

On top of that I asked my old friend Spoodog if he had any certifieds of Terry since he had so many of the set. I’m just not sure what happened to him over the years. I reached out to him a few times but he didn’t even bother responding. He said some smarmy things to me about travel- then 6 months later did the same thing. Then he and his wife up and moved to Michigan. I hope they’re doing well though.

I went ahead and bit the bullet on this one and bought it off of EBay. It wasn’t terribly expensive. With that I’ve completed out the player portion of the 2011 UT Upper Deck set. Now all that remains is two Memorable Moments from the set.

EPITAPH:

3/27/2020- Terry passed away at his home in Plano suddenly at the age of 61. No cause of death was given.