(S11) - PT 4 - Card Collecting

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In real life I am avid pro football memorabilia collector, so I am going to take this opportunity to discuss and show off my collection.

I have a few basic themes/items I collect:

- Denver Broncos autographed mini helmets
- Hall of Fame Offensive Linemen mini helmets
- 1950s Autographed mini helmets (these are tough to come by)
- Signed ESPN Magazines
- Unique higher end items, typically large mutli-signed pieces that I get autographed in person.

There are two mutli-sign items I am currently working on:

- “The RB Helmet” - This is an electric blue speed rep helmet that I have been collecting all-time great RB signatures on. Right now it has Terrell Davis (HOF inscription), Floyd Little (HOF inscription), Earl Campbell (HOF Inscription), Paul Hornung (HOF inscription), Leroy Kelly (HOF inscription), and Kareem Hunt. See picture below.

- “The HOF Canvas” - This is a 20 x 24 high quality canvas print of the Pro Football HOF Logo. I am collecting as many HOFers as I can fit on the board. It currently has 11 signatures all with HOF inscriptions: Jim Kelly, Steve Largent, Tim Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Ron Wolf, Gary Zimmerman, Paul Krause, Dwight Stephenson, Marv Levy, Willie Roaf, and Walter Jones. It looks way better in person than in pictures, but a picture is below. I hope to add a ton more signatures at the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention.

A few other favorites from the collection:

- Terrell Davis Mini Helmet with 3 inscriptions (HOF 17, 2000 Rushing Yard Club, and 2x Super Bowl Champion)

- August 1999 ESPN Magazine signed by Ricky Williams and Mike Ditka. If you do not know the story behind the cover, it's a great one. In the 1999 draft, Mike Ditka (then coach of the Saints) traded away all of his draft picks to move up in the first round to get Ricky Williams. As many know, both Ditka and Williams did not last long in the big easy, likely due to this move. Picture in album below.

Here is the imgur album