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NFL

Benson, Troy

Pro Set 1990, #233
Fleer 1990, #358
Score 1990, #399

CARDS: Pro Set 1990, Fleer 1990, Score 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 1/3 RECEIVED: 1/14 (11 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played LB at Pitt from 1981-84 posting 9 interceptions for 93 yards.
  • Fifth round pick of the New York Jets in the 1985 NFL Draft.
  • Spent first season on IR and working with the scout team.
  • Elevated to special teams the following year and got some spot backup duty.
  • Finally entered into the starting lineup in year 3 and finished as the team’s second leading tackler from 1987-89.
  • Recorded a career high 145 tackles in 1988.
  • Sat out the 1990 season due to pinched nerves suffered during preseason.
  • Condition continued to worsen and was forced to retire at the age of 27.
  • Founded Southpaw Industries in 1999- A leading headgear apparel maker.

ACCOLADES:

  • Blair County Sports Hall of Fame

NOTES:

Troy managed to get in on quite a few nice sets before he retired. (Outside of this he had a Topps and a Pacific card.) Troy was the first response I sent and received within the calendar year of 2022.

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NFL

Krieg, Dave (2)

Fleer 1990, #269
Pro Set 1990, #648
Pro Set 1989, #395

CARDS: ProSet 1990, ProSet 1989, Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 3/16 RECEIVED: 5/20/22 (776 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Before I had cooked up my plan to get a Dave Krieg autograph out of the really jaded collector mentioned in my previous Krieg post, I had sent to him and was dismayed to miss out on a response. Surprisingly he began to drop correspondence in the mail around 2 months before I got this success- after a bit over a 2 year wait.

Note: The Fleer 1990 is an uncorrected error card. Krieg’s name is mistakenly spelled ‘Kreig’ on the front of the card. As it was uncorrected and in high circulation, it’s worthless.