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College Football HoF, NFL

Casillas, Tony

GameDay 1992, #62

CARDS: GameDay 1992, Pro Set Update 1991, Upper Deck College Legends 2011
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 6/29 RECEIVED: 4/10 (285 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1981-85, medical redshirting in 81.
  • Played DT sparingly, before moving over to NT by 83.
  • Finished his college career with 213 tackles and 18 sacks.
  • Second overall pick of the 1986 draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
  • Had a solid debut contributing 111 tackles, 2 FF and a sack in 86.
  • Best season came in 1989, posting 152 total tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 2 sacks.
  • Entered doghouse of new head coach Jerry Glanville in 1990, and numbers suffered enough that he was considered expendable by 91.
  • Joined Cowboys in 1991, moving to DT, and solidified their defensive line in time for their Super Bowl Championship runs.
  • Signed with Chiefs in 1994, but left team early in camp, eventually signing with the Jets.
  • Returned to Cowboys for final stint in 1996, and retired after the 1997 season.

ACCOLADES:

  • College Football Hall of Fame 2004
  • 1985 Lombardi Award Winner
  • NFL All-Rookie Team 1986
  • 1989 Pro Bowl Alternate

Pro Set 1991 (Update), #820 Upper Deck College Legends 2011, #5

NOTES:

Tony was one of those players at Dallas Cowboys Training Camp back in the early 90s I never was able to get. He rarely signed and when he did he was always too far down the line to get. I also thought that I had tried him previously and failed but this success was the first attempt that I had made to him TTM. He’s got lots of great cards, but these really stood out to me.

What I always remember most about Tony is when the Cowboys were playing the Lions in the playoffs in 1991, and Barry Sanders did what he does, and essentially turned Casillas around in a circle trying to chase Barry down.

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Norseth, Mike (2)

Ultimate 1992 World League Promo

CARD: Ultimate World League 1992 Promo
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 8/17 RECEIVED: 8/24 (7 DAYS)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Years after I hauled in Mike on a few of his cards, I found the complete promo sets of the Ultimate World League cards floating around EBay. I knew I needed to go ahead and get one more of his signed. This card is an almost exact match of his base card in the set minus the team name running down the righthand margin of the card, and the team helmet that for some reason is in white. Although these cards are fairly rare, there’s no demand for them so they remain without value on the open market.

NFL

Stargell, Tony

CARD: Action Packed Rookies 1990
ACQUIRED: EBay, 2021

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played for Tennessee State from 1986-1989.

  • Notched 160 total tackles, 6 interceptions, 66 yards, and a TD.

  • With good size (6’0″) and speed (4.4 40), was selected in near the top of the 3rd round by the New York Jets during the 1990 draft.

  • Started at CB, recorded 2 interceptions and 89 tackles over rookie season.

  • Signed with Colts in 1992, starting 3 contests, intercepting 2 passes along 28 tackles.

  • Played in 1994 and 95 with Tampa, forcing a career high 4 fumbles in 1995.

  • Finished career out moonlighting for the Chiefs in 1996, and the Bears in 1997.

ACCOLADES:

  • 1990 NFL All-Rookie Team
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NOTES:

Tony Stargell is an absolute no signer via the mail, so after seeing a few autographs pop up on the front of his Action Packed Rookies card, I decided to pick this one up, since the set is such a vital set need now.