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Arena, NFL

Weatherspoon, Chuck

Wild Card 1991, #134

Cards: Wild Card 1991, Pacific 1991
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 8/2 Received: 10/9 (62 days)

CAREER PROFILE:

  • Had a prolific career playing for the Houston Cougars from 1987-1990.

  • Was the bellcow runningback in the Coogs fabled Air Raid offense.

  • On 395 attempts, ran for 3,247 yards and 27 touchdowns ,  and also had 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns on 117 receptions.

  • His best year came in 1989, when he ran 119 times for 1146 yards, 10 TDs.

  • Drafted in the 9th round by the Philadelphia Eagles.

  • Spent the 1992 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, dressing for 4 contests.

  • Played one year in the Arena Football League in 1995 with Fort Worth, playing both ways for the Calvary.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • SWC’s All-time leader in all purpose yards with 5,715.

  • First Houston Cougar to rush for 1000 yards in 3 straight years.

  • Tied for the NCAA record with a career mark of 8.2 yards per carry.
Pacific 1991, #656

Arena

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NOTES:

I loved me those SWC Cougars! I had high hopes for Chuck’s career in the NFL. I think both the Eagles and the Bucs saw him more as a fullback though. He was a gifted receiver too, but looked like a downhill bowling ball rolling down the field. Sometimes you get this feeling that if you just reach out to some of these guys, they will respond to your personal connection, and with this one I was quite happy that he did.

NFL, NFLE

Perry, William ‘The Fridge’ (2)

Upper Deck Legends 1997, #156

Cards: Upper Deck Legends 1997, Upper Deck College Legends 2011
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 6/8 Received: 7/1 (31 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had been circling the wagons since I got The Fridge back in 2012 at the beginning of that year. I ran into these two immediate set needs that his gracefully signed. Thankfully this time he didn’t use a fading sharpie on these two gems.

Upper Deck College Legends 2011, #69
NFL

Herrod, Jeff

Gameday 1992, #360

CARDS: Gameday 1992, Skybox Primetime 1992, Action Packed 1991, Skybox 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 11/12 RECEIVED: 11/29 (17 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • 9th round pick out of Mississippi in 1988, that totalled 528 tackles over college career.  

  • Became the surprising leader of a linebacking corps that featured names such as Duane Bickett, Fredd Young, and Quentin Coryatt along the way.

  • Tackling machine that recorded 150+ total tackles in from 1989 to 1991 from inside linebacker position.

  • Led team in tackles from 1989 to 1992, and overall 8 times in career.

  • Recorded a career high 200 total tackles in 1994.

  • Possessed relentless motor, pursuit, solid instincts and quick ability to read/ react to plays as they take shape.

  • Over career played LILB, RILB, RLB, and MLB.

  • Briefly played for Philadelphia Eagles in 1997.

  • Returned for final season in 1998 to play for Colts.
1992 Skybox Primetime Team Checklist, #173

ACCOLADES:

  • Ole Miss Hall of Fame 2001

  • SEC Football Legends Award 2013

  • Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 2017
  • Skybox 1992, #62
  • Action Packed 1991, #106

NOTES:

Jeff is a cousin of actor and TV personality, Mr. T.

Jeff has some great cards and some set needs I was after so I had tried him in the past with no luck. Thanks to my friend Joe, I was able to get a solid lead and address for him. Disappointingly, as of the time of this post, Herrod, who ranks second all-time on the Colts tackle list, has not been inducted into the franchise’s Ring of Honor.

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