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Brooks, James

Score 1990 Ground Force, #323

Cards: Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1991, Score 1990, Fleer 1990
Acquired: TTM 2020, C/o Home
Sent: 10/19 Received: 10/29 (10 days)
* Fee Enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • One of the original great RBs to come out of Auburn, playing for school from 1977-80.
  • Posted an incredible 7.4 yards per carry in 1979.
  • Ran for 1208 yards in 79 and 1314 in 80.
  • First round pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1981.
  • Demonstrated ability early on, catching 46 passes out of the backfield his rookie season.
  • Led NFL in first two seasons with 2093 total yards (81), and 1383 (82), and an impressive 1475 (83).
  • Disgruntled with San Diego, was traded in Spring of 84 to the Cincinnati Bengals for RB Pete Johnson.
  • By 85 was widely regarded as one of the most lopsided trades in Bengals history.
  • Rushed for 6447 yards and 37 TDs, and caught 297 passes for 3012 yards and 27 TDs with Bengals 8 seasons.
  • Played final year split between the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992.
Fleer 1990, #211

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1986, 88-90

NOTES:

James Brooks was very identifiable by those oversized pads he wore and his tucked in sleeves. Great dual threat player who just pummeled the Houston Oilers.

I was a bit underwhelmed by James’ autograph, so much so I am not sure if they are legit, but I was happy to add them to my collection for only a small fee.

  • Action Packed 1991, #32
  • Action Packed 1990, #31

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AAF, NFL

Orndoff, Scott

Card: Topps AAF 2019
Acquired: TTM 2019, C/o Home
Sent: 5/28 Received: 7/26 (59 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Big, (6-5, 255) sure handed tight end played for the University of Pittsburgh from 2013-2016.
  • Best year came in 2016, when Scott had 35 catches for 579 yards and 5 TDs.
  • Despite solid performance at East-West Shrine game, was not selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.
  • Saw off-season action on the rosters of the Steelers and Lions in 2017.
  • Joined the practice squad of the Bengals later that year.
  • In 2018, signed with the Jaguars, but didn’t make the final roster.
  • Later that year Scott signed with the Orlando Apollos of the AAF.
  • Had 7 catches for 130 yards and a TD for the Apollos during their abbreviated 2019 season.
  • Best game came against the Birmingham Iron when he caught 3 passes for 61 yards and a TD.
  • Waived during Tampa Bay’s final cuts of 2019, he later signed with the Eagles, but was cut at the end of the year.

NOTES:

Great autograph here from Scott. I think that my buddy Mark from Mark’s Signing Bonus floated this address along to me. I think that Scott could’ve really had a career in Spring ball if he had just kept chugging with the XFL and USFL.

NFL, WLAF

Norseth, Mike (2)

Ultimate 1992 World League Promo

CARD: Ultimate World League 1992 Promo
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 8/17 RECEIVED: 8/24 (7 DAYS)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Years after I hauled in Mike on a few of his cards, I found the complete promo sets of the Ultimate World League cards floating around EBay. I knew I needed to go ahead and get one more of his signed. This card is an almost exact match of his base card in the set minus the team name running down the righthand margin of the card, and the team helmet that for some reason is in white. Although these cards are fairly rare, there’s no demand for them so they remain without value on the open market.