After I had received my autographs from Tim mangled in the mail back in 2012-ish, I decided to give him another shot in 2022. He still had quite a few cards that I had wanted to get signed, and some great set needs that appeared after the fact.
Although his Action Packed 1992 was not a set need, it’s a beautiful action shot of him playing with his notable reckless abandon, amazingly after his broken leg in Super Bowl XXIII left him with a metal rod down his leg. There’s a lot of great detail in the photo, with even a ‘waterboy’s’ face slightly out of focus- but watching in awe alongside a Bengals player.
Fastest timed receiver in the 1986 NFL Draft, was the first selection of the Dallas Cowboys at #18.
Played college ball for UCLA, posting 121 career receptions for 1857 yards and 8 TDs.
Promising rookie year concluded with 41 receptions for 744 yards and 5 TDs.
Lost 1987 and 88 seasons to a broken leg in separate incidents.
Considered a bust by fans, signed by 49ers via Plan B in 1989.
Continued rehab and joined 49ers for playoffs helping team win Super Bowl XXIV.
Broke right leg again in 1990.
Put together solid campaign in 1992 with 38 receptions for 607 yards.
Signed with Giants as a free agent in 1993.
Dislocated hip and broke hip socket after solid start.
In 1994, scored career highs with 53 catches for 825 yards and 6 TDs.
Joined Denver Broncos in 1996, retiring before the 1997 regular season.
Topps Stadium Club 1991, #278Skybox Premium 92/93, #178
NOTES:
Mike Sherrard is the story of perseverance through pain as he suffered multiple leg injuries through out his career. As of this post, he was a pretty good TTM signer, so I wanted to get him on a few cards of his I liked. Mike has been active in charitable circles for autism, and has begun making the rounds coaching football at the High School level.
Well I went all out with a paid signing and got Percy Snow, who is a total no show in the TTM market. Many of these were set needs, and Percy had quite a nice selection of cards during his short playing career.
The promoter happened to be a member of our Facebook TTM group and after promoting and helping some other members nab a few of Percy’s autographs, I went ahead and bought a few more as at the time like many people working from home during the pandemic, I was flush with the extra money.
I really liked the Pro Set 1990 Lombardi Award Winner card. The gold frame above the green, coupled with solid, clean photography. All the other cards are amazingly all set needs, as these all exploded for me during the pandemic.
1990 Pro Set, #21
NFL
TAC
SAC
FUM
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
N/a
2.0
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
World League
TAC
SAC
FUM
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
55
0.0
1
0
0
-.-
0
0
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