1997 Upper Deck Legends - Autographs
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1997 Upper Deck Legends - Autographs
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AL-24 - Donnie Shell AU - Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Be aware that roughly half (maybe as many as two-thirds) of the AL-24 autograph cards were actually signed by Donnie Shell's wife. The autographs come in two different versions. The REAL autograph (as shown here) has a more triangular "D". The "D" in the second version is more "loopy" for lack of a better term. The "loopier" autographs were signed by Mrs. Shell. A quick Google image search will show that most authenticated Donnie Shell autographs have that triangular-shaped "D".
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AL-47 - Sid Luckman RDM, EXCH - Chicago BearsUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date. There has been speculation that they released the signed cards themselves." As such, a "complete" set of autograph cards does NOT include a signed Sid Luckman card. Extreme collectors may choose to include the Sid Luckman redemption card in their collection.
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AL-47 - Sid Luckman RDM, EXCH - Chicago BearsUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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I have this exact same card signed by Sid with UDA on the back. Accepting offers. |
AL-71 - Willie Wood RDM, EXCH - Green Bay PackersUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date." Therefore, you will not find any Willie Wood autograph cards for this set.
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AL-97 - Fred Dean AU, RDM, EXCH - San Francisco 49ersUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date. There has been speculation that they released the signed cards themselves, but forged signatures of Fred Dean seem to be fairly common." |
AL-97 - Fred Dean AU, RDM, EXCH - San Francisco 49ersUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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Front image could potentially be a fake based on that description from Beckett |
AL-104 - Russ Francis AU, SP - New England PatriotsSecondary market release |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date." |
AL-122 - Billy Johnson RDM, EXCH - Houston OilersUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date." As such, you won't find any legitimate Billy Johnson autograph cards from this set.
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AL-175 - Bob Trumpy RDM, EXCH - Cincinnati BengalsUpper Deck substituted autographs since player did not fulfill requirements |
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From the 2019-20 Beckett Football Price Guide (36th Edition): "Although Billy Johnson, Fred Dean, Russ Francis, Sid Luckman, Bob Trumpy, Willie Wood and Mike Webster did have redemption cards inserted into packs, none of those players returned any cards signed to Upper Deck. Therefore, Upper Deck substituted other autographs for those players. Mike Webster, Fred Dean and Russ Francis authentic signed cards appeared on the secondary market at a later date." As such, you will never find a Bob Trumpy autograph card for this set.
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