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NFL, WLAF

James, Tim

CARDS: Wild Card 1991, Wild Card World League 1992, Ultimate World League 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 7/16 RECEIVED: 7/29 (13 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Tim James played both SS and FS for the Colorado Buffalos from 1988-’90.
  • He was a starter on the 1990 National Championship team.
  • Over his college career he displayed a knack for the ball, intercepting 13 passes, including 6 in his Senior season.
  • Selected by the New York Jets in the 8th round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
  • Hamstring injury ended his NFL career before it began.
  • A late signee of the World League in December of ’91, James played for the Ohio Glory in 1992.
  • During that season he posted 1 pick for 15 yards.

NOTES:

I had seen recently a few successes on eBay for James- so I knew there was a valid address on him out in the wild he’d sign from. I had reloaded since my failure in 2019, but forgot that he had a Star Pics card. I guess I got so excited because Mark had given me a box of cards and I had no clue he had a Wild Card issue. Anyway, Brent from Instagram, came to the rescue again on this one and he kindly posted the address so I could knock out another member of the Ohio Glory.

NFL, WLAF

Laufenberg, Babe (2)

CARDS: Wild Card World League 1992, Ultimate World League 1992 Promo
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 6/9 RECEIVED: 7/15 (36 days)
FAILURE: TTM C/o Home, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2022

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

And after the 5th try, the elusive Babe Laufenberg decided to sign these two cards and write me a great response dripping with his signature snark. -I loved it.

Lee-

Well, you certainly sound like a big fan. I grabbed another card to enclose with yours. I think you may want a “back up” and being basically a career back-up in the NFL, you can imagine I am quite sure I am fond of a good back-up! Thanks for your kind words and you be safe down there in Austin.

Babe Laufenberg

Big win years in the making!

I had actually missed out on Babe back in 2019 in person! In 2019, The Spring League (the precursor to the new USFL) was hosting their regular event, this time in Austin. I decided to go and grabbed a stack of cards of players who were trying out. It was cold for April, and I ambled up and put on my HOUSTON Oilers Apex jacket. Then some guy buzzed past me in a Dallas Cowboys Apex jacket from the 90s as well. I was both amused and annoyed that I got shown up! I found out later that it was the Babe himself! I kicked myself for YEARS not recognizing him.

Shout out to my new TTM friend Brent who is trying to encourage me to post addresses again by sharing a recent spate of WLAF successes with me. He gave me this address and I got a response in a bit over 30. Afterwards I got two or three private messages from IU fans who had tried Babe 5 or 6 times with no luck themselves.

Arena, CFL, WLAF

Willis, Darren

CARD: Wild Card World League 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 7/16/25 RECEIVED: 8/2/25 (17 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2020, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Darren Willis played DB at Arizona State from 1984-’86.
  • He recorded 6 interceptions for 7 yards in 33 contests.
  • Undrafted he signed with the Blue Bombers of the CFL in ’87 but was eventually released.
  • After a 2 year hiatus, he signed with the BC Lions in 1990 and posted 8 tackles.
  • This led Darren to the Arena Football League where he played for the Tampa Bay Storm in 1991.
  • He tallied 24.5 tackles, 4 pass breakups, 1 pick, caught 7 passes for 90 yards and 2 TDs, as well as returned 6 kicks for 143 yards and 2 TDs.
  • In 1992, Willis played for the Ohio Glory of the World League.
  • He posted 1 interception and a sack on the year.
  • Afterwards, Willis returned to the Tampa Bay Storm in 1993.
  • Darren caught 8 passes for 76 yards and a TD, to go along with 4 kick returns for 56 yards.
  • Played one final season in ’96 with the Connecticut Coyotes.
  • An athletic trainer, Willis’ programs and workout plans have been credited for helping towards the success of a variety of NFL football players.

ACCOLADES:

  • 1991 Arena Bowl Ironman

NOTES:

Brent came through again on Instagram, and pointed me in the right direction for Darren, whom I had failed on back in 2020. Before I sent this one out, I found the original envelope that was RTSed and realized I had written his correct one on there and never sent it back out…

After I got this one back I posted it up in my Facebook group and one of the members was shocked because he had just been looking at this dynamic looking card of Darren the other day and took note.

The photo above has to be either from the scrimmage before the season began or when the Ohio Glory got beat by the San Antonio Riders in the infamous ‘Hail Storm Game’.