I mean with this set need in his Fleer 1990, I had to get Brian again to wrap things up. What I didn’t know was that he had a really great card from Pro Set 1992. I just love this shot, and he signed it perfectly. There’s a couple of dynamic cards in the ’92 series 1 set like this. I think this was the height of Pro Set’s photo quality before it ultimately collapsed due to market forces. Starting with series two later that year, there were a few sideline shots and a complete change in style that completely turned me off from the set.
I think to some degree that hubris did in Pro Set. Overprinting and ignorance did the rest. I believe that Pro Set thought by now, no matter what, their fans were going to stick by them- even with a departure in design. There was just too much to choose from for me, and as I aged into my late teens- I had other priorities.
I had thought that at some point over the years, outside my Patriots Blitz back in the early ’90s (when the team truly stunk), that I had gotten Greg on a few other trading cards- but I had not.
The Gameday one is one in which I had a Mandela Effect about. I swore that I had gotten him on this card sometime ago, and that he also had a Skybox 1992 Impact card. (That one turned out to be Hart Lee Dykes.)
Also the Topps Stadium Club 1992 card is one that I was particularly sore about for sometime. It is a photo of him catching a TD against the then HOUSTON Oilers, as the Patriots upset them for the win at Foxboro. (I had to go to school the next day, eat crow, and pay out a 20 buck bet.)
Pro Set 1992, #127Pro Set 1989, #55Topps 1990 1000 Yard Club, #12Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl, #336
CARDS: Topps 1990 1000 Yard Club, Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl, Pro Set 1992, Pro Set 1989 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home SENT: 1/23 RECEIVED: 2/5 (13 days)* * Fee enclosed
With an outstanding selection, I felt it was appropriate to finish up on James’ cards I still needed. The Pro Set 1989 is an easy one to pick out, but recently I’ve gotten more interested in the much maligned Topps 1990 set. The 1000 Yard Club subset runs a bit over 30 deep if I remember correctly. It really stands out from the base set with its yellow border, glossy front, and an action shot on the front.
I’ve been building up slowly on the Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl set, with a fair amount more of the AFC squad completed. It’s nothing that I’m truly actively trying to get, but I’m sort of falling into.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
