What can you say?! One of the best true hitters the league has ever seen. Great rinse him in the Hall of Fame!9

This is my favorite of Strawberry’s rookies since it is such a classic pose. But, for some reason it looks cooler when Daryl does it.

Lost in the history of the NFL is Marcus Allen. He really could have been a top three running back of all time. However, he falls down to the 20 to 30 range in my book. He could’ve been top three if he wasn’t placed in the doghouse by the owner of the Raiders and benched for no reason. He was really an amazing dynamic player in the same vein as LaDanian Tomlinson or Marshall Faulk, and he could run out of the backfield and was also great at blocking and catching balls. Check out some of his career highlights.

🏈

NFL Career Highlights

• Super Bowl XVIII Champion (1984) with the Los Angeles Raiders

• Super Bowl XVIII MVP

  • Rushed for 191 yards (a then-record), including a legendary 74-yard TD run.

• NFL MVP (1985)

• NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1985)

• NFL Rookie of the Year (1982)

• 6× Pro Bowl selection (1982, 1984–1987, 1993)

• 2× First-team All-Pro (1982, 1985)

• NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1982)

• NFL rushing yards leader (1985)

🔢

Career StatA

• Rushing Yards: 12,243

• Rushing Touchdowns: 123

• Receptions: 587

• Receiving Yards: 5,411

• Total Touchdowns: 145

🏅

Honors

• Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (2003)

• College Football Hall of Fame inductee (2000)

• NFL 1980s All-Decade Team

Clearly, Barry Bonds is a big part of the steroid era in baseball. That being said, I think all of those guys should be in the Hall of Fame that deserve to be there. That includes bonds, Clemens, McGwire, Sheffield, Rafael Palmeiro, and others. I still need a high-quality 1986 Topps traded Tiffany version of this card, but they get pretty expensive. I have this card and his 1987 Topps rookie card autographed as well. Looking to pick up a game used patch auto of his at the national this year.

There were a few greats that started out in the USFL - most notably Jim Kelly and Hershel Walker. These card were massively impossible to graded well, but they sure are cool!