Category Archives: WLAF

NFL, WLAF

Wulff, Paul

CARD: Pro Set 1991 World League Insert
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Work
SENT: 5/23 RECEIVED: 6/21 (29 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Skilled offensive lineman saw time at guard and primarily at center over college career playing at Washington State.
  • Went unselected in the 1990 NFL Draft, but saw time in camp with the New York Jets.
  • Selected by the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks during the World League of American Football 1991 positional draft.
  • After the dissolution of the Skyhawks following the 91 season, Wulff played in 1992 for the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League.
  • Climbed the college coaching ranks plying his trade as a positional coach for Eastern Washington in a variety of jobs over the next few years.
  • Named head coach at EWU in 2000 where he returned the school to prominence.
  • Won two conference titles and finished coaching career at EWU with a 53-40 mark.
  • Head coach of alma mater Washington State from 2008-11, compiling a 9-40 record.
  • Worked as an offensive assistant with the 49ers from 2012-13.
  • Has served in a variety of college offensive coaching positions since 2014 for South Florida, Iowa State, Sacramento State and Cal Poly.

ACCOLADES:

  • Big Sky Coach of the Year 2001, 04-05

NOTES:

Paul wrote me a nice note thanking me for my letter and that the World League was some fun times.

NFL, WLAF

Vick, Roger (2)

Wild Card World League 1992, #66
Pro Set 1991 WLAF inserts, #7

CARDS: Wild Card World League 1992, Pro Set 1991 WLAF Inserts
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 6/6 RECEIVED: 6/22 (16 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2011, 2020, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

One of my latest retry replies came through after I saw a few successes pop up in some of the Facebook groups I frequent. I shot these cards out immediately and he graciously signed after a nail biting 16 days where I saw a couple of others get theirs back first! I’m also not really sure what he inscribed outside of Thunder and #49, but I’m happy to cross Roger off the list.

usfl, WLAF

Corso, Lee

CARD: Pro Set 1991 World League Helmet Insert
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 11/12 RECEIVED: 11/22 (10 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2021, C/o ESPN

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Lee Corso was a great athlete and after high school was immediately identified by the Brookyn Dodgers as a baseball prospect to play short stop.
  • Opted to go to college instead at Florida State, where he played both defensive back and quarterback in college from 1953-1957.
  • Possessing great speed and anticipation, Corso set the school’s career interception record at the time with 14.
  • Although he had a successful college career, he was not selected in the NFL draft.
  • Went into coaching at the college ranks almost immediately, spending time at Maryland (1959-65) and Navy (1966-68) as a positional coach.
  • From there in 1969 Corso served as head coach of Louisville through 1972.
  • He’s perhaps most iconically known as head coach of Indiana, a role he served in from 1973-82.
  • Led the Hoosiers to two winning seasons, including an upset victory over the Brigham Young Cougars in the Holiday Bowl.
  • Finished 41-68-2 at Indiana.
  • Spent one year at Northern Illinois University going 4-6-1.
  • College coaching record is 73-85-6.
  • Head coach of the USFL Orlando Renegades in 1985, where he went 5-13.
  • Lee then joined the WLAF where he served as general manager of the Orlando Thunder for the 1991 season.
  • He was very excited to be a part of the venture, but due to ongoing commitments to ESPN, probably couldn’t return to the squad for their 1992 campaign.
  • Has been an analyst since 1987 for ESPN.

NOTES:

Lee Corso to me, is like the Dick Vitale of college football. He’s beloved by all and everybody loves his quips and antics. I tried him first via ESPN, but after that latest (and multiple other) failure(s), I think the door on TTM through the network is now closed. He has very few cards. I think he had a Press Pass Legends or something like that. -I think I flushed that on the first attempt that failed.