In 1966, he was an All American honorable mention and in 1967 he was second team All American. He ended his career with 3,009 all purpose yards including catching a 99 yard pass. He was a fourth round AFL draft pick. On top of his on the field accomplishments, he also holds the distinction of being the first African-American football player at UH.
Unfortunately no major card manufacturer printed a Warren McVea card, but four McVea cards are available. Today's card is the 1969 Bengals Tresler Comet #13. Tresler Comet was a regional oil company primarily in the Cincinnati area. This set was distributed through Tresler Comet gas stations. The distribution of this set was fairly low, but the McVea card is a short print even for the set.
The photo is a sepia posed shot. It looks like the number is airbrushed in orange. Also an orange facsimile autograph is on the card. I have no idea if this is really McVea's autograph as card companies have been known to use bogus autographs for facsimilies.
I would love to have this card or the 1968 Champion Corn Flakes #3A42. McVea was such an important player in UH history that his few collectibles should be highly desirable to the UH collector.
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