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Arena, NFL

Morris, Joe

Pro Set 1991, #476
Upper Deck Legends 1997, AL-146

CARDS: Pro Set 1991, Upper Deck Legends 1997
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2020. Future Considerations, 2020
FAILURE: TTM 2020, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Joe Morris played RB for Syracuse from 1978-’81.
  • As a sophomore he ran for 1372 yards on 238 carries (7 TDs).
  • Over four years for the Orangemen, he ran for 4299 yards on 813 carries, scoring 25 TDs.
  • At 5’7″, 190, Morris was a big guy in a little package.
  • He’d be a second round pick of the Giants in 1982.
  • Joe saw increasing playing time as his career progressed, rushing for his first 1k season in 1984 (1,336 yards).
  • He’d also lead the NFL in TDs with 21.
  • 1986 saw him lead the NFL in rushing yards (1,516) and carries (341).
  • After the strike season he returned to form in 1988, rushing for 1083 yards on 307 carries.
  • A contract dispute and a foot injury caused Joe to not see the game field for two seasons.
  • At the time of his departure from the Giants, he held over 20 franchise records.
  • He’d sign with the Browns, and close out his career there in 1991.
  • Joe has dabbled in ownership, being a part owner of the New Jersey Red Dogs in 1997.
  • He’s also active in real estate and insurance.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1985, ’86
  • Syracuse Orangemen #47 Retired
  • New York Giants Ring of Honor

NOTES:

I’ve been after Joe Morris since the very beginning of when I got back into TTM collecting. Unfortunately he doesn’t sign very often and when he does, he’s inconsistent. Joe appears in the original Tecmo Bowl for the New York Giants, and I was very comfortable running with him in that game. I also had his Starting Lineup figure as well.

I think Bryan had gotten him a few times and felt so badly for me he sent this one as a consolation. I later picked up his Upper Deck Legends card, and just sat on these for a while hoping I’d get him on something else. His youngest brother (Jamie) played RB for the Washington Redskins.

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Cox, Bryan (2)

Action Packed Rookies 1991, #73

CARD: Action Packed Rookies 1991
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Work
SENT: 11/18/23 RECEIVED: 6/15/24 (203 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See Also Bryan Cox
  • In 2012, joined the Buccaneers for a 2 year stint as a defensive line coach.
  • Following that Bryan coached DL for the Falcons from 2014-’16.
  • In 2022, Bryan began- coaching with the Giants in 2022 as an assistant line coach.

NOTES:

You know- no risk, no reward. I went ahead and shot this card out as it was a strong set need for me. He had previously sent it back unsigned way back in… 2011. In fact he had sent back any rookie cards unsigned, so the fact I got his Score Supplemental 92 seemed like a win for me since it was that set’s first card of him.

Anyway 200+ days later, here it surprisingly was. A big win for me, and a great card in this set to get autographed.

NFL, usfl

Gossett, Jeff (2)

Topps Stadium Club 1992, #39
Action Packed 1992, #128

CARDS: Topps Stadium Club 1992, Action Packed 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 9/25 RECEIVED: 9/30 (5 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had gotten Jeff at Dallas Cowboys training camp so long ago, I figured it was time to get him on the remaining cards I had. The Action Packed 1992 was a great dual signature candidate, since both players remain decent signers through the mail, and it’s a great card to boot.

I was surprised that Gameday didn’t have a 1992 card of him, but the Topps Stadium Club fit in nicely as a nice c-tier card to get autographed.