Pro Set Platinum 1991, #175Topps Stadium Club 1992, #122
CARDS: Pro Set Platinum 1991, Topps Stadium Club 1992 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home SENT: 5/6 RECEIVED: 7/1 (56 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Kevin Gogan was a big and agile lineman who played college ball at Washington.
A 3 year starter at Tackle, he also possessed the ability to kick in at guard in a pinch.
Selected in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Cowboys in the 8th round, he was one of the last big draft steals of the Tom Landry era in Dallas.
As the Cowboys continued to rebuild their OL, Gogan provided valuable depth and saw action at every position across the line (with the exception of center) and as a 3rd tight end.
Helped pave the way for Emmitt Smith‘s early rushing success.
Signed with the Raiders in 1994 and started at RG.
Played for LA/ Oakland through 1996.
Signed with the 49ers in 1997 where he became entrenched at RG.
Traded to Dolphins in ’99 and played a season with the team.
Finished career as a member of the San Diego Chargers in 2000.
Loves the sport and is a high school coach and color commentator.
Started 179 of 213 contests.
ACCOLADES:
Pro Bowl 1994, ’97, ’98
2nd Team All Pro 1998
NOTES:
Great autographs here on some nice cards of Kevin. Love the red paint pen he used. You can tell because the ink looks a bit flatter than the conventional sharpie. Over his career Kevin only had 17 cards- of which the Pro Set Platinum 1991 is considered his rookie card.
I never got Kevin at Cowboys training camp. I think the only OL I could corner was Nate Newton because he was such a popular personality.
Originally a WR in college at Fort Valley State, Marquette hit the field as a punter in his Junior year.
He’d go undrafted in 2012 after an outstanding Senior campaign where he netted All-First Team in the SIAC.
King signed with the Raiders post draft and provided a camp leg for the team while Shane Lechler rehabbed an injury.
The Raiders stashed King on IR during his rookie year.
With Lechler signing with the Texans in 2013, Marquette won the job outright in camp.
Marquette had an exceptional debut, leading the league in with a 48.9 gross yards per punt.
He’d then follow his debut up with leading the NFL in various categories and setting franchise records with 4,930 yards on 109 punts in 2014.
Marquette played with the Raiders through 2017.
He signed with the Broncos in 2018.
Cut midway through the season with an injury settlement.
Signed with the XFL in 2020, playing for the St. Louis Battlehawks.
Had 19 punts for 868 yards before the league terminated after week 5 due to COVID.
Returned again to the XFL in 2023 where he was selected by the Arlington Renegades.
Finished year with 40 punts for 1816 yards and a 45.4 yard average as Renegades captured XFL Championship.
Played again in 2024 for the Renegades and had 28 punts for 1368 yards.
ACCOLADES:
Second Team All Pro 2016
All UFL 2024
NOTES:
Marquette was the first player to come over before the XFL Championship game. Kids swarmed me, as they know King as a combination of a streamer and an athlete. He left me for last and thanked me for being a fan while signing the card.
Marquette has a very unique autograph. I’ve never seen anything really like it. It’s pretty artistic with the dots and the straight line on the end there. I think it’s supposed to be a king’s crown.
I’m not sure why Marquette didn’t get another shot at the NFL. Maybe he just got too expensive for his own market. Maybe it was because he showboated after making a great punt. Maybe he got bad press from his former teammates on the Raiders.
Marquette recently also provided the 2024 UFL Championship game with its halftime entertainment as he’s a musician as well.
Kerry Collins played QB at Penn State from 1991-’94.
Over his college career his stats increased across the board.
In his Senior campaign in 1994, he completed 176/264 passes for 2,679 yards, 21 TDs to 7 INT.
He’d be the first pick in the history of the Carolina Panthers franchise at #5 overall.
In a historic 1996 season, he led the Panthers to the NFC Championship in just the franchise’s second season.
During 1998, he struggled with alcoholism and considered quitting the game.
The franchise cut him and he finished the season on the roster of the New Orleans Saints.
Over 3 seasons with the Panthers, Kerry threw for 7,295 yards, 39 TDs, and 49 INT and completed 52.6% of his passes.
He briefly played for New Orleans, winning 2 games in 7 contests, while throwing just 4 TDs to 10 INT in 1998.
In 1999, Kerry joined the Giants, and later in the season took over as starter, going 2-5 the rest of the way out.
Kerry led the Giants to the Super Bowl in 2000, as he finished the season 12-4 and threw for 3610 yards (311/529), 22 TDs, and just 13 INT.
He played for the Giants through the 2003 season after the team decided to go in another direction with Kurt Warner and Eli Manning waiting in the wings.
After two middling seasons as a starter in Oakland in 2004 and ’05, the journeyman phase of his career began- but not without controversy.
Collins signed with the Tennessee Titans, who secretly were not completely sold on Vince Young.
He and Vince traded starting duties for the team under HC Jeff Fisher through the 2010 season.
In 2008, he led the team to a 12-3 record completing 242 of 415 passes for 2676 yards and 12 TDs.
After the 2010 season, he announced his retirement.
Signed with the Colts in 2011, and became first quarterback to start for the Colts other than Peyton Manning since 1997 (Jim Harbaugh).
A concussion sustained in late October of that year, ended his season, and ultimately he decided to hang up his cleats.
ACCOLADES:
College Football Hall of Fame
Pro Bowl 1996, ’08
Davey O’Brien Award 1994
Sammy Baugh Trophy 1994
PFWA All-Rookie Team 1995
NOTES:
Kerry owns multiple passing records for both the Panthers and Giants franchises.
Kerry had some really nice cards near the end of his career and I adored all the stuff that came out in 2009 and 2010. Once I saw that he was signing it was a no-brainer to send these cards out and hope for the best.
Kerry’s struggle with alcoholism should not be understated. Although much of it went public, it allowed him to get the help he needed to address his problem, and he aggressively sought treatment in 2000 while with the Giants, and continued to do so over the next 3-4 years.
A talented baseball player, Kerry was selected by both the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, but opted to play football instead.
ATT
CPD
YDS
PCT
TD
INT
RAT
LG
6261
3487
40922
55.7
208
196
73.8
89t
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