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Arena, NFL

Morris, Joe

Pro Set 1991, #476
Upper Deck Legends 1997, AL-146

CARDS: Pro Set 1991, Upper Deck Legends 1997
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2020. Future Considerations, 2020
FAILURE: TTM 2020, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Joe Morris played RB for Syracuse from 1978-’81.
  • As a sophomore he ran for 1372 yards on 238 carries (7 TDs).
  • Over four years for the Orangemen, he ran for 4299 yards on 813 carries, scoring 25 TDs.
  • At 5’7″, 190, Morris was a big guy in a little package.
  • He’d be a second round pick of the Giants in 1982.
  • Joe saw increasing playing time as his career progressed, rushing for his first 1k season in 1984 (1,336 yards).
  • He’d also lead the NFL in TDs with 21.
  • 1986 saw him lead the NFL in rushing yards (1,516) and carries (341).
  • After the strike season he returned to form in 1988, rushing for 1083 yards on 307 carries.
  • A contract dispute and a foot injury caused Joe to not see the game field for two seasons.
  • At the time of his departure from the Giants, he held over 20 franchise records.
  • He’d sign with the Browns, and close out his career there in 1991.
  • Joe has dabbled in ownership, being a part owner of the New Jersey Red Dogs in 1997.
  • He’s also active in real estate and insurance.

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 1985, ’86
  • Syracuse Orangemen #47 Retired
  • New York Giants Ring of Honor

NOTES:

I’ve been after Joe Morris since the very beginning of when I got back into TTM collecting. Unfortunately he doesn’t sign very often and when he does, he’s inconsistent. Joe appears in the original Tecmo Bowl for the New York Giants, and I was very comfortable running with him in that game. I also had his Starting Lineup figure as well.

I think Bryan had gotten him a few times and felt so badly for me he sent this one as a consolation. I later picked up his Upper Deck Legends card, and just sat on these for a while hoping I’d get him on something else. His youngest brother (Jamie) played RB for the Washington Redskins.

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Arena, CFL, NFLE

Proctor, Basil

Wild Card World League 1992, #54

CARD: Wild Card World League 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 2/1 RECEIVED: 4/18 (76 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played college ball initially at Miami (FL) before joining West Virigina.
  • 7th round pick of the New York Jets in 1990 but didn’t make the squad.
  • Played in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 1991 recording 5 sacks.
  • Later was drafted by the Sacramento Surge of the World League and joined them for the 1992 season.
  • A hybrid linebacker/safety, Proctor was right at home playing in the role, where he helped the Surge win World Bowl II.
  • Played in 1993 for the Sacramento Gold Miners.
  • Signed with the San Diego Chargers in 1995, before heading over to the Arena Football League in 1996.
  • Played 9 seasons of Arena ball at LB/RB, starting with Connecticut and Florida in 1996.
  • Then one year stops with New Jersey, Grand Rapids, Iowa, and New York through 2001.
  • Spent final 3 years of football career (2002-2004) playing for the Tampa Bay Storm.
  • Has been a lightning rod of controversy, thanks to legal issues.

NOTES:

Well there’s a first for everything. I struggled to find Basil even going so far as to looking for him through an offender database. I received the card back damaged and signed on the back, so I’ll take what I can get especially after throwing up a hail mary at the address I found.

CFL

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ARENA

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Arena, CFL, NFL, NFLE, XFL

Puleri, Charles

Cards: Topps XFL 2001 Promo, Topps XFL 2001
Acquired: TTM 2019, C/o Home
Sent: 8/6 Received: 8/16 (10 days)

Charles Puleri played ball at New Mexico State and saw action in both 1991 and 1992. Playing in 17 contests Puleri completed 257 of 456 passes for 3634 yards, and 21 touchdowns to 17 interceptions as a traditional dropback passer.

He joined the CFL in 1993 and played briefly for the Sacramento Gold Miners- attempting 2 passes, and then riding the bench for the Shreveport Pirates in 94. In 1995 Puleri joined Arena Football League. He played for the Miami Hooters that year and then the Texas Terror in 1996 throwing 3 TDs. Charles then went overseas and played in the NFLE for the London Monarchs. Seeing more mop up duty he threw for 488 yards and 2 TDs. Afterwards he again tried his hand at Arena football playing for the Iowa Barnstormers in 98. He saw his best season as a pro throwing 11 TDs on 67 attempts that season. In 1999 he played sparingly as a backup for the New Jersey Red Dogs, and then was in the camp of the Dallas Cowboys in 2000 but did not make the squad.

Charles is perhaps best known for his time in the XFL in 2001. Selected by the New York/ New Jersey Hitmen, Puleri was the starter for the squad entering the season, but was benched in favor of Wally Richardson during week 2. The league was… different than the NFL. They scripted some of their events including a fake controversy between Puleri and Richardson.

After the end of the XFL, Charlie returned to the Arena Football League, playing two more seasons for the Detroit Fury (2002) and the Buffalo Destroyers (2003).

Since football, Puleri has worked his way into mortgage finance. He signed these two cards for me, wrote me a nice note and included a few business cards.

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