CARDS: Pro Set 1990, Pro Set 1989, Fleer 1990 ACQUIRED: SENT: 7/10/20 RECEIVED: 8/7/20 (28 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Mike Wilcher followed in Lawrence Taylor’s footsteps at North Carolina playing there in
He posted 68 tackles in his senior season and racked up 20 TFL between his Junior and Senior seasons at defensive end.
In 1983, the Rams converted to a 3-4 defense and were looking for an outside linebacker.
Mike fit that bill and the team selected him near the top of round 2 and decided to convert him over.
It wasn’t until 1984 when Mike was able to cement over a spot in the starting lineup at ROLB- and the starting LB in nickel and dime formations.
In 1985, he posted a career high 12.5 sacks along with 95 tackles.
Mike scored his only professional TD of his career in 1987, a 35 yard fumble recovery against the Redskins, in a 30-26 win.
He held down the starting job through the 1990 season- finishing with 400 career tackles with the Rams,
In 1991, Mike played a final season for the San Diego Chargers, dressing for 2 contests.
NOTES:
Mike had outstanding speed for the era, and was a solid coverage man. Severely underrated, the Rams saw a drop off after his departure. Mike had a pretty decent selection of cards. I really liked the Fleer and Pro Set entries of the era.
I always really appreciated Blair’s Fleer 1990 card from his college days. It’s a great shot of him, and as since Fleer has slowly become a set need for me, I decided to send this out to him. As a teenager, I think I liked this image so much I drew a picture of it.
Blair used to be a non-signer. Then he started signing everything TTM. But after a long break, he’s just now down to one per request.
I had thought that at some point over the years, outside my Patriots Blitz back in the early ’90s (when the team truly stunk), that I had gotten Greg on a few other trading cards- but I had not.
The Gameday one is one in which I had a Mandela Effect about. I swore that I had gotten him on this card sometime ago, and that he also had a Skybox 1992 Impact card. (That one turned out to be Hart Lee Dykes.)
Also the Topps Stadium Club 1992 card is one that I was particularly sore about for sometime. It is a photo of him catching a TD against the then HOUSTON Oilers, as the Patriots upset them for the win at Foxboro. (I had to go to school the next day, eat crow, and pay out a 20 buck bet.)
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
