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Benetka, Daniel ‘The Bull’

CARD: Frankfurt Galaxy Team Issue 2003
ACQUIRED: eBay 2023, Private Acquisition

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Daniel Benetka was a 6-foot-4-inch, 295lb DL who attended the University of Idaho.
  • He also was a Discus thrower at the school notching a throw of 183.5 yards.
  • Signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a rookie free agent, but was released prior to the 1999 regular season.
  • Signed with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFLE in 2001.
  • Ended up having a very long and productive career in the NFLE playing there from 2001 to the league’s conclusion in 2007.
  • Played with the Indianapolis Colts during the 2001 preseason, but it is not clear if he was released prior to the regular season.
  • Played with the New England Patriots during the 2003 preseason, but was released prior to the regular season.
  • Played for the Falcons in 2004.
  • Over seven seasons in the NFLE posted 4.5 sacks and 2 interceptions for 10 yards.

NOTES:

Daniel is considered a Frankfurt Galaxy ‘great’ and was involved with the founding of the GFL club, the Frankfurt Universe. He’s also been active in promoting the sport of American Football in Europe.

Ginda, Frank (2)

CARDS: Upper Deck UFL 2024 Triple Autograph, Upper Deck 2024, Upper Deck 2025, Upper Deck 2024 Printing Plate (Black)
ACQUIRED: Trade, 2025
eBay, 2026 x2

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See Also Frank Ginda
  • After the end of the XFL 2020, Ginda was selected by the Michigan Panthers of the USFL in 2022.
  • He finished the season with 90 tackles, 10 tfl, two sacks, and a forced fumble.
  • Named a team captain of the Panthers in 2024, he posted a whopping 115 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 picks, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 6 pass deflections.
  • Spent the 2024 NFL season on and off the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.
  • In 2024, was resigned to the Panthers, but finished the season on IR.
  • Signed with the Chargers but didn’t make the squad.
  • Returned to the Panthers again, but again finished the season on IR.

ACCOLADES:

  • USFL Defensive Player of the Year 2024
  • USFL All-Star Team

NOTES:

Frank’s an old head from the AAF days. Too bad I didn’t go to the Michigan game in 2025. I would’ve worn my Tarpley jersey to jog his memory.

I made a deal with an eBay seller to pick up this black plate at a reduced price. It had been sitting there for 6-8 months and no one was biting.

During the 2026 season Frank came forward to reveal that he and other members of the league from previous years had been blackballed from the league- and that’s why they weren’t playing in 2026.

TRADE DETAILS:

Upper Deck eCard for Frank Ginda’s autographed UFL card.

McKyer, Tim ‘Frequent Flyer McKyer’

CARD: Action Packed Rookies 1991
ACQUIRED: eBay, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Tim McKyer played CB at University of Texas at Arlington where he’d be made into a 3rd round choice of the San Fransisco 49ers in 1986.
  • Had a spectacular debut notching 45 total tackles, 23 pass deflections and 6 interceptions for 33 yards and a TD.
  • Although McKyer displayed great speed and leaping ability he was frequently targeted in 1987.
  • He had a very impressive ’88 campaign recording 7 interceptions, 19 pass deflections, and 39 tackles.
  • After the ’89 season, McKyer was traded to the Miami Dolphins.
  • He’d post 4 picks and 44 total tackles in his lone season there.
  • Then for McKyer he’d be off to Atlanta in another trade in 1991.
  • Quickly was paired with Deion Sanders and they formed a nasty CB duo, as Tim notched 6 picks in Atlanta in ’91.
  • 1993 began truly Tim’s mercenary phase.
  • He’d spend one year each with Detroit (’93), Pittsburgh (’94), Carolina (’95), Atlanta (again ’96), and Denver (’97), primarily as a situational starter.
  • In possibly the highlight of his career while playing for Carolina in 1995, Tim posted a 96 yard interception against the ‘9ers, keying the Panthers 13-7 win.
  • In 170 total contests, Tim finished with 33 interceptions for 235 yards and 2 TDs.

ACCOLADES:

  • All Rookie Team 1986

NOTES:

Tim is a non-signer TTM so it’s been hard to nab him on the two Action Packed Rookies sets he appears in. I saw this for a pretty reasonable price and just had to take a chance at this price.

Tim’s passionate about his children- and after a divorce from his wife became extremely active in the little discussed issue of Men’s Parental Rights.