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College Football HoF, NFL

White, Charles (1958-2023)

Card: Upper Deck College Legends 2011
Acquired: 2020, EBay

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Charles White played for runningback USC from 1976 to 1979.
  • He dominated the college charts rushing for personal highs in yardage each year.
  • His efforts culminated in winning the Heisman trophy in 1979 when White rushed for 2050 yards and 19 TDs on 332 carries.
  • White’s was selected late in the first round of the 1980 draft by the Cleveland Browns.
  • His first 5 years in Cleveland were middling, as he rushed for 942 yards on 276 carries, losing his entire 1983 campaign to an injured ankle.
  • Charles battled drug abuse (specifically cocaine) throughout his college and pro career.
  • In 1985 he joined the LA Rams and was reunited with his college head coach John Robinson.
  • After getting clean, 1987 would be a bellwether year for White as he rushed for a career high 1374 yards and 11 TDs on 324 carries as the immediate beneficiary of the Eric Dickerson trade.
  • Retired in 1989, but returned to USC to coach RBs from 1993-1997.

ACCOLADES:

  • 1979 Heisman Trophy
  • 1987 NFL Rushing Leader
  • 1987 NFL Rushing TD Leader
  • 1987 Comeback Player of the Year
  • 1987 Pro Bowl
  • 1987 First Team All-Pro
  • College Football Hall of Fame
  • USC Jersey Retired (12) 
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NOTES:

Over his career, Charles White’s 3075 yards seems a bit more impressive considering a season completely sidelined by injury, was riddled by drug abuse, and the fact he only started just 40 games.

EPITAPH:

Charles White, legendary RB who still holds the career rushing record for the USC program, died today at the age of 64, due to complications from liver cancer.

NFL

Chandler, Chris (2)

Action Packed 1990, #65 Pro Set 1993, #117

Cards: Action Packed 1990, Pro Set 1993
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 4/22 Received: 5/1 (9 Days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Chris had been off the signing bandwagon for sometime, so when he popped up in 2021, I raced these cards that I found out to him.

NFL, usfl

Fuller, William (2)

CARDS: Pacific 1991, ProSet 1990
ACQUIRED: Autographs Inked Private Group, 2021
FAILURE: 2020, C/o Home
SEE ALSO: William Fuller

I’ve always wanted to get William Fuller on a few cards, since I sorta didn’t like the others I had gotten him on way back during Oilers training camp. You fail 100% of the shots you don’t take, so I figured I might as well give him another shot during the pandemic.

Waiting over a year and getting no response, I thought I might as well cash in a few chips. Since I missed out on them I went ahead and invested in these two cards that I had wanted to get signed sometime ago. (This represents one of the few times I’ve actually purchased autographs through my private Facebook group.) I remember carrying that Pacific 91 in camp and squiggling blue Sharpie on the back of it by accident. Still I’m left with 2-3 more cards I’d love to add to the collection. He does a fairly affordable private signing once or twice a year. I might look into that in the future.