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College Football HoF, NFL

Casillas, Tony (2)

Pro Set 1990, #31
Pro Set 1989, #6
Score 1990, #658
Action Packed 1990, #3
Fleer 1990, #372
Score 1989, #162
Topps 1992, #135
Topps 1988, #391
Fleer 1992, #79
Skybox 1992, #136
Topps Stadium Club 1995, #112

CARDS: Skybox 1992, Topps Stadium Club 1995, Topps 1988, Topps 1992, Fleer 1992, Action Packed 1990, Fleer 1990, Score 1989, Pro Set 1989, Pro Set 1990, Score 1990
ACQUIRED: IP, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Well I thought I was going to this event but my wife made me scrap my plans at the last second. In stepped in my friend Mark in a pinch. He helped me knock out Tony on my set needs and then quite a few others, that he just had extras of. He knocked out the Skybox, Pro Set, Action Packed and Fleer needs just like that.

I hadn’t gotten any cards of him in his Jets uniform, so this one was an added bonus in a time I wasn’t collecting. Topps Stadium Club’s logo was a product of the time- as the late 90s was all about looking edgy. Lol I absolutely hate it.

Tony’s Score 1990 is an oddity. He feels like an afterthought in the set as he’s the final card after all the 1990 Rookie cards.

NFL

Wright, Alexander (2)

Pro Set 1990, #695
Score Supplemental 1990, #58T
Score 1990, #621

CARDS: Pro Set 1990, Score Supplemental 1990, Score 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 3/16/23 RECEIVED: 3/15/23 (364 Days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Joe, sent me a pack of Score 1990. Inside was this rookie card of Alexander Wright. It was in such fresh condition, it still had some ‘printer’s artifact dust’ on the front of the card. It brought back some memories of going to Cowboys training camp and hustling for autographs.

It seemed serendipitous that I noticed that Wright was signing TTM around that time. He hadn’t done so for many years, so I fired these three out, and thought I’d have them back within a few weeks or something, but it appears I was at the bottom of the mailbag as he kept getting more and more, signing after 11-15 days, while mine languished for a year. Patience pays off however.

Wright had a penchant for signing ‘ACE’, his nickname on his card instead of his full name. I remember the horror fans had when he’d do this at training camp, and when he was asked, he’d rebuff the request. So to see him now sign his full name, I’m good for that on these cards.

NFL

Strickland, Fred

Pro Set 1990, #174
Score 1990, #497
Fleer 1990, #U-55

CARDS: Score 1990, Fleer 1990 Update, Pro Set 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 3/23 RECEIVED: 4/5 (13 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Big LB Fred Strickland played 3 years at Purdue where he had a motor for the ball, leading the team in tackles for 3 straight years (1985-’87).
  • A second round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1988.
  • It took him a season but by ’89, Strickland was a starter for the team at Middle Linebacker.
  • Loving his skillset and versatility, the Rams created a new defensive hybrid position for Strickland that was a combination between nosetackle and middle linebacker.
  • Injuries quickly caught up with Fred, and that combined with a coaching change in ’92 and being passed up by Larry Kelm on the depth chart, led to his departure in 1993.
  • Fred’s career was rejuvenated with the Minnesota Vikings, where at weakside LB he posted 137 tackles and 4 fumble recoveries.
  • Taking advantage of his bargaining position, and the Packers need at LB, Fred joined Green Bay that season.
  • He spent the 1994 and 1995 season with the team providing solid play.
  • With the loss of LBs Dixon Edwards and Robert Jones, the Dallas Cowboys signed Fred in 1996.
  • A force in the middle, Fred posted 103 combined tackles in ’96, 95 in ’97, and 81 in 1998.
  • Strickland entered the twilight of his career in 1999 playing for the Redskins.
  • He’d be a backup for the team that season, and retire before the start of the 2000 season.

NOTES:

Fred had a somewhat rocky start, but after leaving the Rams and finding his sea legs, he really showed the versatility that defensive coaches prized. In addition his ability to come in and start in a pinch and then pull down 90 plus tackles on stacked defenses really can not be understated. His Fleer 1990 card you can really see his showcased size that allowed him to hybridize out from linebacker to nose.

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