Flair Legacy cards are some of my favorite 90’s Parallels. High end card stock. First packs that came in little sealed boxes. Super premium at the time. They just look so cool and numbered /150. Many can still be had for semi-reasonable prices compared to things like PMGs, Rubies, etc. KG is one of my all-time favorite players!

John Glenn had one of the most unusual American careers of the 20th century — war hero, test pilot, astronaut, and U.S. senator.

Career highlights:

1. Marine Corps combat pilot (WWII & Korea)

• Flew 59 combat missions in World War II in the Pacific.

• Flew 90 missions in Korea.

• Shot down 3 MiG-15s in the Korean War, earning the nickname “MiG Mad Marine.”    

2. Record-setting test pilot (1957)

• Made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the U.S. (“Project Bullet”) in just over 3 hours 23 minutes, setting a speed record.

3. Mercury Seven astronaut (1959)

• Selected as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven, America’s first astronaut class.

4. First American to orbit Earth (1962)

• Piloted Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.

• Completed 3 Earth orbits in under 5 hours.

• This was one of the biggest early American wins in the Space Race.    

5. U.S. Senator from Ohio (1974–1999)

• Served 24 years in the U.S. Senate.

• Worked on nuclear nonproliferation, science policy, and government oversight.

6. Returned to space at age 77 (1998)

• Flew on Space Shuttle Discovery, becoming the oldest person to go to space at that time.

• Participated in aging and human physiology research.

Major honors:

• Multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses

• Congressional Space Medal of Honor

• NASA Distinguished Service Medal

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012)

The transition between Rodger Staubach and Troy Aikman had a lot of Danny White. We don’t see a lot of QB/Punters. A few but not many! This was an inexpensive, fun pickup for the PC as a Cowboys fan.

One of my favorite Celtics cards. Yes, I wish it was on-card and I wish I could add Jayson Tatum. But after last nights game, I’m consoling myself by remembering how amazing and storied this franchise is. ❤ ☘ 🏀

The next best thing to Jambalaya inserts. Super cool in-hand with that Jambalaya-like background pattern. These inserts had parallels too (red/green/blue).