However, I love customized sets. Or theme-based collecting. Since I got back into collecting, I have been working on a few of these. Mostly football. The results have been ... let's be generous and say mixed. Ha.
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
I decided to work on this when I got the Archie Griffin rookie. I need Steve Owens, and then I'll have them all from O.J. Simpson through Kyler Murray.
![1977 Topps #269 Archie Griffin Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3228/3228-269Fr.jpg)
![1987 Topps #170 Bo Jackson Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/117/117-170Fr.jpg)
![](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Large/Football/176369/176369-11600009RepFr.jpg)
I decided to work on this when I got the Archie Griffin rookie. I need Steve Owens, and then I'll have them all from O.J. Simpson through Kyler Murray.
![1976 Topps #300 O.J. Simpson Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3227/3227-812530Fr.jpg)
![1977 Topps #269 Archie Griffin Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3228/3228-269Fr.jpg)
![1988 Topps #327 Bo Jackson Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3241/3241-327Fr.jpg)
![1987 Topps #170 Bo Jackson Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/117/117-170Fr.jpg)
![1989 Score #86 Tim Brown Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3243/3243-86Fr.jpg)
![](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Large/Football/176369/176369-11600009RepFr.jpg)
ELITE SPECIAL TEAMERS
I noticed that they don't get much love in the card collecting world. So here we are. I have a Dante Hall coming through a trade, and then I'll just need a Stephen Gostkowski to have all the special teamers on the 100th anniversary, 75th anniversary, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s NFL teams.
![1972 Topps #61 Jan Stenerud Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3223/3223-61Fr.jpg)
![1977 Topps #320 Ray Guy Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3228/3228-320Fr.jpg)
![1984 Topps #300 Morten Andersen Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3235/3235-300Fr.jpg)
![2011 Topps #36 Devin Hester Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/57800/57800-36Fr.jpg)
CLUB 100
Kind of like a Frankenset. But I have a feeling Sportzcommish's 'best player of each uniform number' set might have inspired this.
Anyway, 100 cards numbered 1 through 100 / 100 players, so no player repeated. I need 24 and 76, and either 33 or 63 because I currently have Tom Brady for both of them. Then it will just be a matter of finding better players or better cards for certain numbers.
![1970 Topps #59 Alan Page Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3221/3221-810039RepFr.jpg)
ACTORS
I've abandoned this one because there are more than I thought. I got a couple Fred Dryers though, and the O.J. shown above.
![1978 Topps #366 Fred Dryer Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3229/3229-813696Fr.jpg)
ABA STARS
This one is too hard to do without buying online. There aren't a lot of people trading them on TCDB. The hobby shop had some ABA cards, but kind of random.
MULTI-SPORT STARS
Another one I abandoned because there are too many of them. Bo, obviously, as shown above.
![1990 Donruss #427 Deion Sanders Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/138/138-427Fr.jpg)
![1982 Topps #125 Danny Ainge Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/89/89-125Fr.jpg)
![1986 Topps #80 Ron Brown Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3239/3239-80Fr.jpg)
BUSTS
I abandoned this one because it's too hard to decide who's a bust and who merely had a disappointing career.
Kind of like a Frankenset. But I have a feeling Sportzcommish's 'best player of each uniform number' set might have inspired this.
Anyway, 100 cards numbered 1 through 100 / 100 players, so no player repeated. I need 24 and 76, and either 33 or 63 because I currently have Tom Brady for both of them. Then it will just be a matter of finding better players or better cards for certain numbers.
![1971 Topps #1 John Unitas Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3222/3222-1Fr.jpg)
![1970 Topps #59 Alan Page Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3221/3221-810039RepFr.jpg)
![1976 Topps #75 Terry Bradshaw Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3227/3227-75Fr.jpg)
![1988 Topps #5 Walter Payton Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3241/3241-5Fr.jpg)
ACTORS
I've abandoned this one because there are more than I thought. I got a couple Fred Dryers though, and the O.J. shown above.
![1970 Topps #247 Fred Dryer Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3221/3221-810228Fr.jpg)
![1978 Topps #366 Fred Dryer Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3229/3229-813696Fr.jpg)
ABA STARS
This one is too hard to do without buying online. There aren't a lot of people trading them on TCDB. The hobby shop had some ABA cards, but kind of random.
MULTI-SPORT STARS
Another one I abandoned because there are too many of them. Bo, obviously, as shown above.
![1990 Topps #469 Deion Sanders Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3256/3256-830175Fr.jpg)
![1990 Donruss #427 Deion Sanders Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/138/138-427Fr.jpg)
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Brian Jordan |
![1982 Topps #125 Danny Ainge Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/89/89-125Fr.jpg)
![1972 Topps #105 Bob Hayes Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3223/3223-105Fr.jpg)
![1986 Topps #80 Ron Brown Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3239/3239-80Fr.jpg)
BUSTS
I abandoned this one because it's too hard to decide who's a bust and who merely had a disappointing career.
![1990 Topps #139 Tony Mandarich Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/3256/3256-139Fr.jpg)
![1998 UD Choice #257 Ryan Leaf Front](https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/4265/4265-944556Fr.jpg)
A-ha, you do have a blog! These are very interesting collections, I hope you're able to complete some of them.
ReplyDeleteHa. I kind of have a blog. Thanks for stopping by.
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