Tag Archives: Leaf rookies & stars 2004

CFL, NFL

Horn, Joe ‘Hollywood’

CARDS: Leaf Rookies & Stars 2004, Leaf Rookies & Stars 2005
ACQUIRED: 2025, Paid Signing

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Joe Horn played WR at tiny Itwamba Community College in Mississippi.
  • He caught 54 passes for 878 yards and 7 TDs and moonlighted as a PR.
  • Did not play football for two years after leaving college.
  • Eventually he caught the attention of the CFL in 1994 during their CFLUSA Invasion.
  • He’d be initially signed by the Baltimore Stallions and then the Shreveport Pirates, before landing on the roster of the Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995.
  • Horn had an outstanding season in the CFL catching 71 passes for 1415 yards.
  • The Chiefs drafted Horn in the 5th round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
  • He’d toil away for the next 4 seasons with the Chiefs only starting 2 contests.
  • Signed with the Saints in 2000 where he’d establish himself as a true receiving threat.
  • Horn caught 94 passes for 1340 yards and 8 TDs that season.
  • He followed up his first thousand yard season with 1265, 1312, and 973 over the next 3 seasons.
  • In 2004, Joe had 94 catches for a career high 1399 yards and 11 TDs.
  • As injuries began to take their toll on Horn, his numbers decreased to a point the Saints asked him to take a pay cut.
  • Released after the 2006 season, Horn finished second in receiving yards and receptions, while setting the franchise mark for receiving TDs with 50 in 7 seasons.
  • Played one final cash grab season with the Falcons in 2007 catching 27 passes for 243 yards and a TD to close out his career.
  • Sells his own BBQ sauce called Bayou 87.
  • Also coaches WR at Northeast Community College.

ACCOLADES:

  • Saints Hall of Fame 2020
  • Pro Bowl 2000-’02, ’04

NOTES:

I had wanted Horn for a while and being that he doesn’t sign TTM when he came cheap, I didn’t hesitate at participating in this signing which also included Rickey Jackson.

Horn is most notoriously known for pulling out a cell phone from underneath a goalpost after scoring a TD during a 2003 Monday Night Football Game.

NFL, University of Texas

Thomas, Sloan (4)

CARDS: UT Upper Deck 2011 HACK, Upper Deck Rookie Foundations 2004, SP Authentics 2004, Playoff Honors 2004, Leaf Rookies & Stars 2004 Longevity, Playoff Absolute Memorabilia 2004
ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Work
SENT: 9/10 RECEIVED: 9/15 (5 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Pretty much cleared out Sloan’s cards with this fell swoop in a very short 5 days via his work. Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s one more hanging around out there I’ll hold on to for an in person event or camp. I really like how the Upper Deck HACK set is shaping up. I’m getting a fair amount of guys who should’ve been in the set or flew under the radar.
-Sloan being one of them.

NFL, XFL

Ward, Hines (3)

CARDS: Topps Rookies & Stars Longevity 2004, Score 2010
ACQUIRED: In Person, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See Also Hines Ward, Hines Ward (2)
  • Brahmas finished 3-7 in first season under Hines in 2023.
  • After the season, refused to sign updated contract, and quit the league.

NOTES:

Before the XFL season began the team had a meet and greet with fans at Alamo Brewing Company. Alongside Hines were a few players, who were obviously team captains. I had 3 cards, but Hines only signed 2. There were a lot of people there and I didn’t want to press my luck for more at the time. The humidity was pretty high for the time and I guess these autographs didn’t stick as well as they should. I was a bit disappointed, but the autographs look better in person than scanned in here.