CARDS: Topps XFL 2001, Topps XFL 2001 Gridiron Gear
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 6/14 RECEIVED: 6/29 (15 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• James Bostic played RB for three years at Auburn from 1991-’93.
• Had a really solid ’93 campaign rushing 199 times for 1206 yards and 12 TDs.
• Parlayed his performance into a 3rd round selection of the Los Angeles Rams in 1994.
• Didn’t see any playing time, buried on the depth chart until being cut during training camp in ’95.
• Spent ’96 on IR with the Packers and ’97 out of football.
• In 1998, spent training camp with the Chiefs, then went to the practice squad of the Dolphins, before joining the Eagles roster.
• Spent ’99 with the Eagles, working primarily on special teams, but still managed to gain 19 yards on 5 carries.
• Out of football in 2000, reemerged in 2001 with the XFL with the Birmingham Bolts.
• Ran hard for the team carrying the rock a league leading 153 times.
• Had both a 50+ yard run and reception- the only player in the XFL to achieve such a feat.
• Lives in Florida and works as a police officer.

NOTES:

James had 14 cards over his career. It’s interesting to note because the vast majority of them appeared in 1994 (11). Then after 6 years, he pops back up in 2001 with 3 more XFL cards. I was super eager to get James on these cards. I was pretty disappointed to send him his XFL promo card and never see that again back in 2019, little less to the same address that I saw a success from later. In the interim I had reloaded and had gotten really lucky, picking up this patch card of him that I later sent to him as well.

XFL 2001

RUSH	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
153	536	3.5	2	56

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
12	172	14.3	0	50