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NFL

Givins, Ernest (4)

Gameday 1993, #61
Skybox Premium 1993, #173
Fleer 1995, #147

CARDS: Gameday 1993, Skybox Premium 1993, Fleer 1995, Action Packed All-Madden Team 1990, Pro Set 1992, Fleer 1990, Playoff 1992, Playoff 1993
ACQUIRED: GTSM 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Well since the last time I wrote Ernest, he stopped signing TTM. Such is the life of the game. I had been fortunate to get him many times both in person and TTM, so I was fine with spending a little extra cash to get these last cards knocked out of him.

Action Packed All-Madden Team 1990, #34
Proset 1992, #510
Fleer 1990, #127

For some reason my tickets weren’t popping up properly on the app. The gatekeepers were treating me like I was trying to cheat the system, but yes indeed I had 8 cards I wanted to be signed by Ernest. Since we couldn’t get it to work in time, they had to manually key it in for me. It almost completely ruined the experience for me, but I was able to go behind the curtains and meet the players that way and they gladly signed for me.

Ernest protested because Curtis and Haywood were excited I was wearing an original 1990s #80 Houston Oilers jersey, as at one point during Jeffires and Duncan’s careers they both wore that number, while Givins stuck with 81.

Playoff 1993, #242
Playoff 1992, #8

I had enough time behind the magic curtain to ask him how it was going with tutoring his nephew and trying to get him into a league. He said he’s still at it. Curtis immediately chimed in and started talking about how Ernest was trying to teach his nephew how to drop his shoulder and juke off the LOS- something Givins excelled at doing in the slot. Givins then went on to mention that he was trying to get his nephew to pick up gymnastics, because that really helped Ernest as a receiver take his game to a new level.

NFL

Lewis, Greg (2)

Playoff 1992, #16
Star Pics 1991, #82
Pro Set 1992, #485
Topps Stadium Club 1992, #31

CARDS: Pro Set 1992, Topps Stadium Club 1992, Star Pics 1991, Playoff 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Work
SENT: 10/15 RECEIVED: 11/26 (42 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had been circling back around to Greg since I got his Action Packed 1991 Rookies card via an acquisition. I really liked his Star Pics card, but I was struck by his Stadium Club entry as well- which has some really nice color in it. Playoff really came out at the tail end of when I was collecting back in the early 90s, and I’d always wanted to give the set a bit more love since the ink is absorbed so well by the metal finish.

As I was writing this, I was thinking about ‘the tail end of when I was collecting back in the early 90s’, and how now I’ve now basically entered into a second collecting recession. I don’t have any interest in buying boxes of first run cards right now. There are too many speculative buyers out there driving up an overpriced market. The design has gone into a disappointing direction, and there’s little room for value such as autographs included in the boxes. I wouldn’t be surprised if a contraction is coming to the trading card market soon.

NFL

Lewis, Nate

Skybox Premium 1993-94, #259
Bowman 1992, #247
Pro Set 1992, #638

CARDS: ProSet 1992, Bowman 1992, Skybox Premium 1993-94
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 8/8 RECEIVED: 8/22 (14 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Nate Lewis came a long way to get to the professional ranks, playing WR at 3 different colleges.
  • Began college career at Oklahoma A&M, before transferring to Georgia for his Sophomore and Junior Seasons.
  • After being dismissed from the football team for academic reasons, Lewis ended up at tiny Oregon Tech.
  • A leg injury caused Nate to miss a significant portion of the season, but he still managed 27 catches for 434 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Still there was enough tape to impress scouts, and with sub 4.5 speed, Nate was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 7th round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
  • Made the roster of the San Diego Chargers and saw 3 starts in his rookie season, moonlighting on kick and punt return units as well.
  • First career TD came on a 63 yard punt return against the Seahawks during his rookie year.
  • Played 4 seasons for the Chargers, posting 450+ yards from 1991-93.
  • Had a memorable 95 yard kick off return for a TD against the New Orleans Saints in the Chargers 24-21 win in 1991.
  • Finished out career playing 2 additional seasons for the Bears (94-95)

NOTES:

I really liked Nate’s Skybox Premium and his Gameday too. Unfortunately he switched out the Gameday for this Bowman. Ah well, at least he was nice enough to sign them and replace the other card too.

For a 7th round pick, Nate had some great cards over his career. Besides the ones mentioned above, he slid in on Action Packed (1992), Score, Proline, and Topps Stadium Club among others.

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