Yes! At long last another retry reply in Jessie Hester. Jessie was one of my very first failures from way back in 2010. I thought that I had sent to him multiple times in between 2010 and 2022, but apparently I had not. He had some great cards that I appealed to, especially the classic shot of him from Pro Set’s 1990 Update. (An Action Packed 1992 and Pro Set 1991 were sacrificed to the mail gods in the previous attempt.) The Gameday and the Skybox cards over the year became particular set needs and all of them are welcome additions to the collection.
I got Scott many years ago TTM, and then later, I got Scott again as part of the Canton Acquisition back in 2011 on his Topps and Pro Set (’89) cards. Still there were a few more cards of his I wanted to get his autograph on, including his Fleer ’90 card.
CARDS: Pro Set 1990, Fleer 1990, Score 1990 ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home SENT: 1/3 RECEIVED: 1/14 (11 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Played LB at Pitt from 1981-84 posting 9 interceptions for 93 yards.
Fifth round pick of the New York Jets in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Spent first season on IR and working with the scout team.
Elevated to special teams the following year and got some spot backup duty.
Finally entered into the starting lineup in year 3 and finished as the team’s second leading tackler from 1987-89.
Recorded a career high 145 tackles in 1988.
Sat out the 1990 season due to pinched nerves suffered during preseason.
Condition continued to worsen and was forced to retire at the age of 27.
Founded Southpaw Industries in 1999- A leading headgear apparel maker.
ACCOLADES:
Blair County Sports Hall of Fame
NOTES:
Troy managed to get in on quite a few nice sets before he retired. (Outside of this he had a Topps and a Pacific card.) Troy was the first response I sent and received within the calendar year of 2022.
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