Tag Archives: Action packed 1991

NFL

Clifton, Kyle

CARDS: Skybox 1992, Gameday 1992, Action Packed 1991, Action Packed 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 12/13/21 RECEIVED: 12/20/21 (7 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Kyle Clifton played college ball at TCU from 1980-’83.
  • Upon arriving at TCU Clifton was a quarterback, but by his Sophomore season had fully converted to the rigors of linebacker- playing both inside and outside ‘backer.
  • Broke the school’s single season tackle record in ’83, posting 189 total stops.
  • Selected in the 3rd round of the ’84 draft by the New York Jets.
  • After Bob Crable went down with an injury in the middle of the defense, Kyle stepped in.
  • Finished with 113 tackles in his rookie campaign.
  • He’d lead the squad in 1985 with 160 while chipping in 3 picks.
  • In 1988, Kyle had a banner campaign with 162 total tackles, and 4 forced fumbles.
  • He quickly broke the 1k tackle barrier in 1990, posting a career high 199 tackles that year.
  • Kyle continued to be a force in the middle, leading the team in tackles over 5 straight seasons.
  • In 1994, Kyle blew out his knee, ending his streak at 6 seasons with 130+ tackles.
  • And that was that- as in 1995 he came in off the bench and seldom saw playtime, retiring after the ’96 campaign and 204 contests.
  • At the time of his retirement, he was the Jets’ career leading tackler with 1,484 stops, and second all-time in league history (since surpassed).

NOTES:

Over Kyle’s quiet career in New York, you’d think that he’d have garnered more attention based on his incredible run stopping prowess, leading the league in 1985, ’86 and ’88. He also ranked in the top 10 in solo tackles seven times. Kyle is a great example of a run stopping tackle monster not getting their due. Despite his resume, the Jets have yet to induct Clifton into their Ring of Honor, as of the time of this post.

Kyle had a lot of cards that fit my set needs so I was lucky enough that he’d sign 4 for me.

NFL

Thompson, Darrell (2)

CARDS: Topps 1990, Score 1990, Score Supplemental 1990, Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1991, Fleer Update 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 2/27 REFCEIVED: 3/12 (13 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

So way, way back in 1992 or so when I got his autograph through the Packers, Darrell signed my cards with a D—— T——-. That’s it! It was pretty uninspiring.

When I unpacked the cards and started looking at the autographs online, I noticed that Darrell was a voracious signer, and that he was signing his full autograph- which is a lot better than his original. So over the years, I kicked the tires on mailing out a few more cards to him to get autographed. That was probably 15-ish years ago?

I always wanted to get the Action Packed 1990 Rookies card replaced, so I tossed that in along with a few others. He not only signed the cards, he also wrote a really nice note- saying that he’d try harder <in regards to the autograph this time around>.

College Football HoF, NFL

Jackson, Keith (2)

CARDS: Score 1989, Fleer 1990, Skybox 1992, Skybox Premium 1993, Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1991, Pro Set 1989, Upper Deck College Legends 2011
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o PARK. TTM 2024, C/o PARK*
SENT: 1/15/20 RECEIVED: 1/27/20 (12 days)
SENT: 1/23/24 RECEIVED: 8/10/24 (200 days)
* Donation Enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

So I had come back to Keith in 2020 and got him on the Skybox cards, Score 89, and the Fleer 90, but then I realized I still had a couple more that I needed. Keith is a great signer- even at his affordable rate which is used for his PARK Foundation. I figured after 4 years it was ok to give him another shot on the remaining set needs.