CARDS: Pro Set 1990, Pro Set 1989, Fleer 1990 ACQUIRED: SENT: 7/10/20 RECEIVED: 8/7/20 (28 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Mike Wilcher followed in Lawrence Taylor’s footsteps at North Carolina playing there in
He posted 68 tackles in his senior season and racked up 20 TFL between his Junior and Senior seasons at defensive end.
In 1983, the Rams converted to a 3-4 defense and were looking for an outside linebacker.
Mike fit that bill and the team selected him near the top of round 2 and decided to convert him over.
It wasn’t until 1984 when Mike was able to cement over a spot in the starting lineup at ROLB- and the starting LB in nickel and dime formations.
In 1985, he posted a career high 12.5 sacks along with 95 tackles.
Mike scored his only professional TD of his career in 1987, a 35 yard fumble recovery against the Redskins, in a 30-26 win.
He held down the starting job through the 1990 season- finishing with 400 career tackles with the Rams,
In 1991, Mike played a final season for the San Diego Chargers, dressing for 2 contests.
NOTES:
Mike had outstanding speed for the era, and was a solid coverage man. Severely underrated, the Rams saw a drop off after his departure. Mike had a pretty decent selection of cards. I really liked the Fleer and Pro Set entries of the era.
Pro Set Platinum 1991, #175Topps Stadium Club 1992, #122
CARDS: Pro Set Platinum 1991, Topps Stadium Club 1992 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home SENT: 5/6 RECEIVED: 7/1 (56 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Kevin Gogan was a big and agile lineman who played college ball at Washington.
A 3 year starter at Tackle, he also possessed the ability to kick in at guard in a pinch.
Selected in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Cowboys in the 8th round, he was one of the last big draft steals of the Tom Landry era in Dallas.
As the Cowboys continued to rebuild their OL, Gogan provided valuable depth and saw action at every position across the line (with the exception of center) and as a 3rd tight end.
Helped pave the way for Emmitt Smith‘s early rushing success.
Signed with the Raiders in 1994 and started at RG.
Played for LA/ Oakland through 1996.
Signed with the 49ers in 1997 where he became entrenched at RG.
Traded to Dolphins in ’99 and played a season with the team.
Finished career as a member of the San Diego Chargers in 2000.
Loves the sport and is a high school coach and color commentator.
Started 179 of 213 contests.
ACCOLADES:
Pro Bowl 1994, ’97, ’98
2nd Team All Pro 1998
NOTES:
Great autographs here on some nice cards of Kevin. Love the red paint pen he used. You can tell because the ink looks a bit flatter than the conventional sharpie. Over his career Kevin only had 17 cards- of which the Pro Set Platinum 1991 is considered his rookie card.
I never got Kevin at Cowboys training camp. I think the only OL I could corner was Nate Newton because he was such a popular personality.
Cardale Jones played QB for the Ohio State University from 2013-2016.
He got his first start in the Big Ten Championship Game in 2014, when he threw for 257 yards and 3 TDs- and was named MVP of the game.
After a battle with JT Barrett for the starting role, Jones earned the starting nod in 2015.
Started 7 games throwing for 1460 yards and 8 TDs (5 INT), while rushing for 193 yards on 64 carries (2 TD).
Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft.
Selected in the 4th round by the Buffalo Bills.
Buried on the depth chart behind Tyrod Taylor and EJ Manuel, he completed 6 of 11 passes for 96 yards and an interception his rookie year.
Traded to the Chargers in 2017.
Spent 2018 on the Chargers practice squad.
Released in 2019, and joined the Seahawks for a bit over a week.
Joined the DC Defenders of the XFL20 later that year.
Had a solid debut in the league completing 16 of 26 passes for 291 yards and 2 TDs for the team’s first win.
Finished the abbreviated season with 674 yards on 61 of 113 passing (4 TD to 7 INT).
Briefly was on the radar of the Edmonton Elks of the CFL and then later the Massachusetts Pirates in ’22.
NOTES:
My good friend Seth Lessans- a season ticketholder of the Defenders in 2020, was willing to help me get any autographs I wanted, so I cashed in big time with a bunch of players including Cardale on his Panini Contenders School Colors card. I’ve tried to keep up with Seth, but our communication is spotty for whatever reason. I hope he’s doing okay.
I got a few of these really nice XFL cards of Cardale, but I didn’t want to risk them TTM or pay the going rate I’d seen at a few events of roughly 50 bucks per item. Eventually I was able to find an event through the same broker that got me Pete Mandley a few months ago for an extremely reasonable price. I went ahead and cashed in nearly all my set needs.
Cardale maintains that he still loves the game and is ready to suit up at any time.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
