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NFL, ufl

Parker, Samie

CARDS: Topps 2004, Score 2007, TNT UFL 2011
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Work
SENT: 8/25 RECEIVED: 9/29 (35 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Samie Parker played college ball at Oregon from 2000-’03.
  • His yards and catches increased in every year with the Ducks.
  • In 2003 Parker posted 77 receptions for 1088 yards and 7 TDs.
  • 105th overall selection (4th round) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Played from 2004-’07 for the Chiefs.
  • Best season came in ’06 when Samie caught 41 passes for 561 yards and a TD.
  • Was signed by the Broncos in 2008 but was cut before the season began.
  • Over the next year was on and off the rosters of the Panthers, Seahawks and Raiders.
  • Signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL in 2009.
  • He caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a TD.
  • In 2010 he played for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.
  • Caught 78 passes for 1,135 yards and 11 TDs.
  • Rejoined the Locos in 2010 and caught 22 passes for 283 yards and a 68 yard TD.
  • Signed with the Argos in 2012 but was released a few months later.
  • Has gone into coaching at the college level, and as of 2025 is coaching WR at Delaware State.

NOTES:

Samie hadn’t signed in a while so I took a shot in the dark at his workplace. I like his autograph. The ‘S’ in his first name loops into the ‘P’ on his last name. Slick.

NFL, WLAF

Laufenberg, Babe (2)

CARDS: Wild Card World League 1992, Ultimate World League 1992 Promo
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 6/9 RECEIVED: 7/15 (36 days)
FAILURE: TTM C/o Home, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2022

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

And after the 5th try, the elusive Babe Laufenberg decided to sign these two cards and write me a great response dripping with his signature snark. -I loved it.

Lee-

Well, you certainly sound like a big fan. I grabbed another card to enclose with yours. I think you may want a “back up” and being basically a career back-up in the NFL, you can imagine I am quite sure I am fond of a good back-up! Thanks for your kind words and you be safe down there in Austin.

Babe Laufenberg

Big win years in the making!

I had actually missed out on Babe back in 2019 in person! In 2019, The Spring League (the precursor to the new USFL) was hosting their regular event, this time in Austin. I decided to go and grabbed a stack of cards of players who were trying out. It was cold for April, and I ambled up and put on my HOUSTON Oilers Apex jacket. Then some guy buzzed past me in a Dallas Cowboys Apex jacket from the 90s as well. I was both amused and annoyed that I got shown up! I found out later that it was the Babe himself! I kicked myself for YEARS not recognizing him.

Shout out to my new TTM friend Brent who is trying to encourage me to post addresses again by sharing a recent spate of WLAF successes with me. He gave me this address and I got a response in a bit over 30. Afterwards I got two or three private messages from IU fans who had tried Babe 5 or 6 times with no luck themselves.

NFL

Saleaumua, Dan

CARDS: Gameday 1992, Skybox 1992, Action Packed 1992, Topps Stadium Club 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 3/25 RECEIVED: 4/5 (11 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Dan Saleaumua played DL in college at Arizona State, where he racked up 190 career tackles.
  • Selected by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round of the 1987 Draft.
  • Spent two seasons primarily as a backup NT for Detroit, before heading over to Kansas City in 1989.
  • It’d be with the Chiefs that Dan saw the most success, posting 495 total tackles, 2 safeties, 4 forced fumbles, 28 sacks, and 3 interceptions.
  • Posted a career high 7 sacks in both 1990 and 1995.
  • After playing primarily Nose with the Chiefs, he’d move to RDT in 1994.
  • He’d hop over to the Seahawks in 1997, adding 3.5 sacks 42 tackles and a safety to his resume.
  • Dan retired after the ’98 season and has been active in coaching since then.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1995
  • All Pro 1990
  • Polynesian Hall of Fame 2019

NOTES:

People constantly sleep on guys like Saleaumua, and he developed into a monster force in the middle at NT. Keep in mind NTs frequently are double-teamed by the C and G- and this guy pulled out 7 sacks in 1990 and 6 and 1992. He also had a penchant for safeties, recording 3 over his career.