2023 National Free Signer - Bobby Douglass

The next free signer at this year's National was former Bears quarterback, Bobby Douglass.  He was pretty nice.  His line was slow because he signed every letter of his name (and even ran out of room on most cards).

I ended up with two of his vouchers and found a vendor who had some of Douglass's cards for sale.  I had to get them at $5/card, but it was worth it to not have to search boxes for them.  The top card is a 1971 Topps and the bottom one is a 1972 Topps.

Douglass (b. 1947) played professionally from 1969 to 1978 for the Bears, Chargers, Saints and Packers.  He had 36 touchdowns and 6,493 yards.

I didn't get a chance to talk to him much, as his line moved slowly, so by the time I got to him, I got my stuff signed and moved out of the way quickly out of respect to the folks behind me.

TTM Success - Curt Knight

Another card from my vintage football box from Max came back signed TTM recently.  This is a 1972 Topps Curt Knight and it turned out nicely.  The Redskins are now a thing of the past, and I as glad to add one to my autograph album.  I like adding defunct ream names and logos in my album.

Knight (b. 1943) played professionally 1969 to 1973 for the Redskins.  He was a Pro Bowler in 1971.  He scored 101 field goals of 175 attempted, for 57.7% success.  His career long was 52 yards.

I mailed to Knight on January 15 and got the card back on February 16, for a 32-day TAT.

TTM Success - Charlie West

When Chris told me that Charlie West kind of looks like the wrestler, Jey Uso, I can't unsee it.  Anyway, I took two more of the vintage football cards that my good friend, Max, sent me and got them signed TTM.

I sent off the 1972 Topps Football card at the top of the page, and the above 1973 Topps.  West has a great signature, and I was glad to add two more vintage football cards to my autograph album.

West (b. 1946) played pro football from 1968 to 1979 for the Vikings, Lions and Broncos.  He played as a Safety and punt returned, running a punt return for a touchdown in 1968.  He won the NFL Championship with the Vikings in 1969; this was when the NFL champion would then face the AFL champion in the Super Bowl.  The Vikings would lose that Super Bowl to the Chiefs.

I mailed to West on January 21 and got the cards back on January 31, for a 10-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ed Flanagan

Here are a couple older football cards that I got signed TTM recently by Ed Flanagan.  The cards came from my buddy, Max.

Flanagan signed a 1972 and a 1973 Topps Football. Both cards turned out great.

Flanagan (b. 1944) played professionally from 1965 to 1976 for the Lions and Chargers.  He was a 4-time pro bowler (1969 - 1971 and 1973).

I mailed to Flanagan on January 13 and got the cards back on January 24, for an 11-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Leroy Kelly

It has been a while since I have added a football player to my autograph album.  I like to add those when I find some cool vintage cards, and that's what happened with Leroy Kelly.  I had picked up a couple 5,000-count boxes from my LCS for real cheap, and there was a small assortment of vintage baseball and football in there.  I saw that there were a few Kelly cards, and that he signed TTM for a fee, so I got the money together, and sent the cards off.

Kelly has a great signature, and inscribed each card with "19 H.O.F. 94", which looks really cool.  I especially like the red border on the above 1971 Topps.  I have always said that red cards tend to look great when scanned.

I also had a 1970 and 1972 card of Kelly, so I sent those along, as well.  I figured I would go ahead and pay the fee to get them signed, otherwise, they'd just sit in my boxes, because I do nothing with football stuff.

Kelly (b. 1942) played professionally from 1964 tom1973 for the Cleveland Browns.  He played college ball at Morgan State.  In his career, he had 7,274 rushing yards with 74 touchdowns.  He led the league in rushing yards in 1967 and 1968; and rushing touchdowns in 1966, 1967 and 1968.  He also had 2,281 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.

Kelly won the NFL Championship in 1964; he was a 6-time Pro Bowler and a 3-time All Pro.  As his inscriptions say, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

I mailed to Kelly on August 12 and got the cards back on August 24, for a 12-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $10.00/card.