Today's card is my latest addition to my collection. I've been trying to win one on eBay for a while, but at a price I wanted to pay. Unfortunately I kept getting my bids sniped at the end. So I put bids on 2 different auctions that ended within an hour of each other. I figured if I got sniped on one, I'd win the other. Of course, I won both of them. The duplicate will be going to a fellow Coog that was nice enough to give me a set of the 1992 Motion Sports Football cards featured in August.
The card is of Ollie Taylor from the 2005-2006 Topps Fan Favorite Set. There are so many reasons why I love this card.
First of all, it's an old school style card. Just a clean picture on a plain, but colorful background. The back of the card has some stats and a fun fact. No fancy graphics, multiple photos, glossy card stock, or special effects. This reminds me of the cards of my youth. Probably some good old day syndrome, but I love it.
Second, it's from the ABA. Who doesn't love the ABA? Maybe some people who never got to see it, but I can't imagine anyone else.
Third, it's Ollie Taylor. Long before Phi Slamma Jamma, Taylor was skywalking and dunking for UH in the late '60s. Supposedly he had a 46" vertical. WOW! At 6'2", he played post & jumped center (and won) against guys like Kareem. I highly recommend reading this article about him. It's an amazing story.
Finally, it's autographed by Ollie Taylor. Where else am I going to get his autograph?
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