Tag Archives: British Columbia Lions

AAF, CFL

Koloamatangi, Meffi

Topps AAF 2019, #AU-MK

CARD: Topps AAF Certified 2019
ACQUIRED: Box Breaker, 2019

  • Played DL 5 years at Hawaii from 2013-17.
  • Finished with 80 total tackles and 7 sacks over 3 years.
  • Went undrafted in 2018, and spent time in the camp of the Oakland Raiders.
  • Joined the AAF in 2019, playing for the San Diego Fleet.
  • Notched 7.5 tackles and .5 sacks over 8 contests.
  • Spent the remainder of the year in the CFL with the BC Lions, and then later the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  • In 2022, signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks of the IFL.

NOTES:

Pretty happy to get this certified, but with an underwhelming autograph, I couldn’t help but be disappointed that Meffy didn’t spell out his entire name- though I don’t blame him. Later I pulled a second certified autograph of his that was fully spelled out.

CFL

Hill, Stewart

CFL All World 1991, #8

CARD: CFL All World 1991
ACQUIRED: 2022, EBay

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Dominating defensive end played college ball at Washington before heading over to the CFL in 1984.
  • Playing for the Edmonton Eskimos, racked up 18 sacks in rookie year.
  • Over 9 year career, never failed to notch less than 8 sacks in a season.
  • Also had 18 sacks in 87, and 17 in both 86 and 90.
  • Played the 91 and 92 seasons with the British Columbia Lions.
  • Finished out career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1993.
  • Seldom used TE as well, recorded 4 catches and 4 TDs over his career on offense.

ACCOLADES:

  • CFL All-CFL 1984, 89, 90
  • CFL West All-Star 1984, 86, 89-91
  • CFL Grey Cup MVP, Defense 1987

NOTES:
It seemed to make a lot of sense to go ahead and pick this autograph up since it was so cheap and the seller had multitudes of the same autographed card.

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CFL, NFL, WLAF

Jones, Eric (2)

Ultimate WLAF 1992, #20

Card: Ultimate WLAF 1992
Acquired: TTM 2019, C/o Home
Sent: 7/3 Received: 7/11 (8 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had been after Eric Jones forever and a day on this card, but due to the commonality of his name, I was unable to locate him. I had done some research that led me down a rabbit hole that he was working for a medical device manufacturer, but the trail went cold- so I gave up. Thankfully Mark, of Mark’s Signing Bonus came to the rescue. He shot me a line and I was able to get Eric on this card. He also included a nice note thanking me for being a fan. Unfortunately, I do not believe that Mark ever got his autograph back from Eric… And since that point the address has grown cold.