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CFL, NFL, NFLE

Pelluer, Steve

Pro Set 1989, #95

CARDS: ProSet 1989, ProSet 1989 Update, Score 1989
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 5/2 RECEIVED: 5/21 (19 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2011, 2013; C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • 5th round selection out of Washington by the Dallas Cowboys.
  • Groomed to be Danny White’s backup and heir.
  • 3 year starter for the Huskies, threw for 4603 yards and 30 TDs.
  • In ’86 saw extensive playing time, throwing for 2727 yards, 8 TDs, including an 84 yard TD to Herschel Walker.
  • In 1988 finally became full-time starter, ranking in the top 7 in completions (245), TDs (17), and yards (3,139).
  • Briefly held the franchise record with 14 straight completions.
  • Dangerous scrambler finished second among NFC QBs with 51 carries for 314 yards.
  • With the firing of longtime head coach Tom Landry, the franchise decided to move in another direction with Jimmy Johnson in 1989.
  • The Cowboys traded Herschel Walker and drafted Troy Aikman and Steve Walsh.
  • Pelluer in the meantime held out, and in mid-October was traded to the Chiefs for a couple of low round draft choices.
  • Saw action in 5 contests, starting 3 in 1990, including a win over Seattle, when he threw for 205 yards and a TD.
  • Sprained knee and was out remainder of year.
  • As Steve DeBerg cemented his role as starter, Pelluer saw sparing playing time.
  • Pelluer joined the Denver Broncos in 1992 via Plan B, but he would not make the roster.
  • After a brief break, he’d play in the CFLUSA for the Blue Bombers in 1995, completing 9 of 17 passes for 112 yards and a TD, but was lost to injury after injury for the season in Week 2.
  • Pelluer signed on with the reborn World League in 1995, playing for the Frankfurt Galaxy and helping the team reach the World Bowl for the first time.
  • Retired after the 1996 campaign, playing mainly as a backup.
  • Since retirement has spent time in real estate with a specialization in commercial properties.
Pro Set 1989, #559
Score 1989, #90

NOTES:

I always felt like Steve got a bad rap in Dallas, but he did also hold out at a critical time when the Cowboys were rebuilding. Then he got shipped to KC only to get stuck behind DeBerg. I had wanted to get Steve for a while- failing on him twice previously. -I even had his Starting Lineup figure!

NFL

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WL

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NFL

Willhite, Gerald ‘Steel Will’

Pro Set 1989, #112

CARD: Pro Set 1989
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 5/18 RECEIVED: 7/20 (63 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Gerald Willhite played RB for the San Jose St Spartans from 1980-81.
  • He rushed for 1,000 yards in both years, and had 542 carries for 2403 yards and 20 TDs over his time there.
  • At the time he was only the second player in NCAA history who ran for 1,000+ yards and caught 50 or more passes.
  • Selected at the bottom of round one by the Denver Broncos in the 1982 NFL Draft.
  • A scatback ahead of his time, Willhite contributed nearly 1,000 yards al-purpose yards in his first 3 seasons, before topping out at 1,397 yards in 1985.
  • In 1986, became the first Bronco to have two 3-TD games in one season.
  • That same year, he set the team mark with 64 receptions for a runningback.
  • Early in the ’87 campaign against the Vikes, suffered a gruesome injury, breaking his leg in two places, a bone chip, and an injured ankle.
  • He returned the following year and played for the Broncos for two more seasons before officially hanging up the cleats.
  • At the time of his retirement, his 4.4 yards per carry was also a career franchise mark.

NOTES:

Gerald played just long enough to get some great card love from Pro Set and Score. I wanted to get both of them signed- but he kept the Score card. Still I’m grateful he took the time to pen this one. What a beauty.

Gerald was a plaintiff member of the concussion lawsuit against the NFL. The smallish, (5-10, 200) Willhite was a fearless runnner who loved to hit, but his little body took a pounding. Outside of his major injury, he took concussions, hamstring injuries, and other unreported knicks and tears every season he played.

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NFL, WIFL, WLAF

Mitchell, Stump (2)

Score 1989, #88. Action Packed 1990, #216

CARDS: Score 1989, Action Packed 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o The Cleveland Browns
SENT: 11/12 RECEIVED: 12/13 (31 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2011, C/o Home, TTM 2011, C/o Work

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Well after two failures early on in my collecting return- ten years later I finally square away Stump Mitchell. Stump holds a special place in my heart due to his association with the San Antonio Riders and the WLAF.