Andre Reed

Fleer's cards were generally pretty weak but these illustrated pieces really psyched me up as a kid. The art was really good. Reed played one year as a Redskin...that looked weird.

Steve Largent

Why is this guy rarely mentioned in talks about great receivers? He was drafted by the Oilers but they were going to cut him. After being traded to the expansion Seahwaks he went on to break every career receiving record in the league from catches (819) to yards (13,089) to TD's (100). Sure they've since been broken but this guy was great.

He then spent 8 years in Oklahomas House of Representatives. Doin' thangs!

Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin special insert by Action Packed with the braille back. No idea what it says. For two weeks I asked my father and each of his friends if they knew any blind people that could decipher the secret message for me. No luck. I gave up.

Wendell Davis

You don't have to be a superstar to get listed on my blog. You just had to make it into one of the packs of cards I opened as a kid. Big shouts to former Bears WR Wendell Davis, now operating a string of barber shops outside of Chicago called Big League Barbers.

Mark Super Duper

Why did Mark Duper wear a punters helmet? Was he nuts. Well shortly after retiring from the NFL he got busted for selling cocaine. He also played a couple games in the Arena League for a team called the Miami Hooters. Lastly he legally changed his name to Mark Super Duper. Something's up with Mark.