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NFL, Super Bowl MVP

Rypien, Mark (3)

CARD: Pro Set 1990 Super Bowl MVP Hack
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 9/14 RECEIVED: 9/24 (10 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I am just beside myself with my greatest trading card accomplishment. It is fitting that the first player that I got an autograph of on my Pro Set 1990 Super Bowl Hack card would be the first player who didn’t receive the Merv Corning treatment, Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien.

Since I was a kid, I loved these cards and consider them one of the best subsets ever in the trading card industry. It disappointed me immensely that Pro Set didn’t continue making Merv Corning MVP works after Ottis Anderson (Super Bowl XXV) so I thought, if I ever had the chance, I’d do it myself. I was inspired.

Frankly it took me a long time to get to this point. A lot of personal pain, the humiliation and burn out from a previous design job, leaving the art field again, only to take this challenge upon myself finally to see this through- all over the last year.

The OJ Anderson MVP card was the final Merv Corning art card from this set (L), The Rypien and Aikman cards seamlessly transition to the additional set.

I painstakingly made sure that the design was as close as possible to the original. The typography, both front and back, the colors, matching the alignment, ensuring fidelity to the originals, and that’s without even doing the artwork and tinkering with the printer.

Eventually I posted them to the Facebook autograph group I am an admin of, and then started printing them out in early September of that year. I hadn’t been this excited in a while to get a return like this- except for the fact that Mark signed it on the back.

CFL, NFL, WLAF

Kauric, Jerry

1990 Topps Traded, #42T
Score Supplemental 1990, 2T

Cards: 1990 Topps Traded, Score Supplemental 1990
Acquired: TTM 2022, C/o Home
Sent: 1/22 Received: 2/6 (14 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Signed by the Browns in mid 1990 after a prolific career kicking for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL.
  • Kicked 3 game winning field goals for squad that just took away 4 wins for year.
  • Kicked and punted for the Esks from 87-90.
  • Set CFL single season record with 227 points.
  • Kicked game winning kick with seconds remaining, to propel Esks to 75th Grey Cup 38-36 over the Toronto Argonauts in 87.
  • Went to camp with the Lions in 1991, but was released in camp due to broken foot.
  • Returned to Esks in 1991 and later played for Stampeders in same season.
  • Signed by Rams in 92 but couldn’t beat out Tony Zendejas in camp.
  • Joined the Ohio Glory of the World League for the 92 season.
  • Kicked game winning field goal against Galaxy to propel Glory to their only win of the season, 20-17.

ACCOLADES:

  • Windsor /Essex HoF 2017
  • CFL West All-Star 1988

NOTES:

I remember Jerry being one of the few players at the time that I had cards of for the Glory/ Riders preseason game. The dents on the corners of the Score Supplemental bear the scars of both the preseason game and the infamous Hail Storm Game. I never got Jerry, and put this card away for many years.

Later, when I was coming back to the hobby I put this card aside. I love the Score card, as it not only shows a great action shot of Jerry in a single bar face mask, which was quickly becoming a rarity back then, but also the dirt of Municipal Stadium. Great card.

NFL

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NFL

Fullwood, Brent

Action Packed 1990, #82
Fleer 1990, #171

CARDS: Action Packed 1990, Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 6/14 RECEIVED: 7/8 (24 days)
FAILURE: TTM C/o Home, 2020

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played for Auburn from 1983-86, rushing for 2789 career yards.
  • Had improbable Senior campaign rushing for 1391 yards on 167 carries (8.3 YPC) and 10 TDs.
  • Drafted by the Packers in 1987 with the 6th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers.
  • A hardnosed runner- ran for 5 TDs in rookie year on 54 carries but was sidelined by a variety of minor nicks and tears in 87.
  • During 88 season led the team in rushing (483 yards), kickoff returns, and scoring (8 TD) in just 14 games.
  • Rushed for a career high 821 yards in 1989 and 5 TDs while hauling in 19 catches.
  • Comically was caught playing hooky in October 1990 and dealt to the Browns.
  • Did spot return duty for the Browns over final season in league.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1990

NOTES:

Brent was part of an absolutely loaded backfield at Auburn (Bo Jackson and Tommie Agee) that all saw time in the NFL. He finished 6th in Heisman Trophy voting in 86. Amazingly that was second on the team behind Bo Jackson who won the award.

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