Well I thought after training camp and cleaning up at HEB a few years ago in San Antonio I was done with Robert Jones, but then I realized I glaringly missed his Skybox 1992 card; An absolutely glorious card catching him in his college duds. As of 2022, the 1993 Skybox Premium or ‘Colors’ set has become a big draw to me, especially based on how it looks. I just love how these cards are designed. With this I’m probably done with Robert, all though I wouldn’t be surprised if I missed a Classic 92 blister card or something out there I still wanted to get him to sign.
Well 2 out of 4 isn’t bad as it’s apparent that Albert is a big collector of his own cards. He kept his Score 1989 and Action Packed 1991 that I sent him, but I still got these two nice autographs back on his Fleer 1990 Update and his Skybox 1992.
He also refuses to sign his Gameday 1992- claiming that it isn’t him. -And I mean with good reason, as he was cut by the Colts before he even played that season and later on joined the Steelers. Now I can confirm that Gameday, like other card makers was engaged in the quiet, slick practice of using old player photos for current cards because they just looked good, so it’s entirely possible that they did get a good shot of him from a few years prior so that they could include him in the set with the Colts uniform on.
Western Colorado’s very own Sam Seale was a dangerous speed burner who ran track and played RB in college leading the team in both rushing and receiving.
The Raiders and Al Davis who always had a love affair with speed, selected Seale in the 8th round of the 1984 NFL draft.
The Raiders kicked the tires on him at WR and return man, before converted him to DB.
Intercepted first pass for a 38 yard TD against the Patriots in 1985.
Officially transitioned to RCB the following season and had a career high 4 interceptions.
In ’87 returned a fumble return for a TD.
Signed as a Free Agent by the San Diego Chargers in 1988, and matched career high with 4 interceptions that year.
Returned to the Raiders ’92 as a Plan B free agent seeing action in 5 contests.
Played one final year across town with the Rams, seeing action in one contest, retiring after the ’93 season.
In 1995, joined the Green Bay Packers front office where he’s earned quite a reputation as a scout.
Skybox 1992, #260
ACCOLADES:
Western Colorado HoF 2002
Fritz Pollard Award 2017
NOTES:
Getting Sam was somewhat of a coup. An exceeding rare signer, I took a shot at getting him on these two set needs through the Packers.
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