John really doesn’t sign TTM very much or anymore, and this certified like many others were usually out of reach financially for me. I just got lucky on this one. Brodie should’ve been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame some time ago imho. I feel that his career, spanning 3 decades, and owning all the 49ers passing records at the time of his retirement really should merit a bit more consideration.
Haven Moses played WR for Los Angeles Harbor Community College from 1964-65.
Joined San Diego State under offensive guru Don Coryell, playing there in 1966-67.
9th overall pick of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
A dangerous deep bomb threat, Haven amazingly never failed to average below 15.8 yards per catch in any of his 14 seasons.
A feat that’s even more amazing considering he played during the entire Dead Ball era of the 70s.
In 1969, caught 39 passes for 752 yards, and 5 TDs.
Traded during the 1972 season to the Denver Broncos.
Caught 28 passes for 518 yards and 8 TDs in 1973.
In 1979 had a career high 943 yards (54 catches), and 6 TDs.
Retired after the 1981 season.
ACCOLADES:
Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
AFL All-Star 1969
Pro Bowl 1973
College Number 25 Retired- San Diego State
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
NOTES:
Haven Moses doesn’t get the acclaim he deserves as the Broncos only appeared in one Super Bowl in the 70s- And his stats are muted because he played during the Dead Ball era. He’s another player that should garner more Hall of Fame consideration, considering his insane yards per catch, but is buried beneath a growing roster of players from more pass happy eras.
Jim Marshall played DE for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1957-58.
Generational player who helped Buckeyes win by scoring all 14 points (interception, blocked punt, and kicked 2 xp) in a game against Purdue in 1958.
Left school to play in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1959.
In a rare transaction at the time, was swapped from the CFL-NFL trade to the Cleveland Browns, in exchange for Bob Ptacek.
Played the 1960 season with Cleveland, before being traded to the Minnesota Vikings along with a few other players for 2 draft picks.
Went on to play in an improbable 282 games over his 19 season career for the Vikings (starting 270 consecutively)- at the time NFL records.
Member of the famed Purple People Eaters, played in all 4 of the Vikings Super Bowl appearances.
At time of retirement in 1979, had played in every game in Vikings club history.
Finished with 130 sacks- second on the franchise’s record books.
ACCOLADES:
#70 retired- Vikings
Record- Most career fumble recoveries (30)
Record- Most seasons played by a defensive player (20)
Record- Most consecutive games played by a defensive player (289)
Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team
Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team
50 Greatest Vikings
Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
Pro Bowl 1968, ’69
Second Team All-Pro 1964, ’68, ’69
NOTES:
Despite Jim’s resume, and being the ultimate iron man, he’s only been considered a finalist for the HoF. I’ve always considered him a HoFer in my book, and found a card that I finally wanted to get signed after I scraped up the small fee. It’s a nice autograph… a bit smudged, but I’ll take it over the crazy prices they wanted online for a certified.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
