Card of the Day: Hector Neris 2019 Topps Heritage High Number #722

Card of the Day: Jose Alvarado 2019 Topps Heritage High Number #639

Card of the Day: Francisco Liriano 2020 Topps Heritage High Number #719

Card of the Day: Phil Gosselin 2016 Topps Heritage High Number #537

Card of the Day: Mike Fiers 2017 Topps Heritage High Number SP #487

Product Highlight: 1991 Pennsylvania High School Big 33

Due to a decline in donations and an increasing amount of debt, the Big 33 Scholarship Foundation closed it’s doors after sixty years in 2017.  The annual football game it once sponsored is now under the supervision of the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association.

The Big 33 Football Classic began in 1957.  Its often been referred to as the Super Bowl of High School Football.  Some of the best high school players from Pennsylvania have taken on Ohio, Maryland, and Texas.  In the early years Pennsylvania would just play itself splitting up between east and west or blue and gray.  Between 1957 and 1960 Pennsylvania played against collected talent from around the nation.  Lots of famous football stars have played in the Big 33 game – Herb Adderley, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, and Jim Kelly.

Starting in 1991, they began to make team sets.  The Pennsylvania set contains (36) black and white cards.  Key cards include Ray Zellars, Curtis Martin, and Marvin Harrison.  All of these predate their NFL rookies.  It’s 1991 Maryland counterpart doesn’t really have any major cards worth talking about.  Any Big 33 card can make an interesting addition to your collection.  Later on, some sets included autographs.

During my senior year in high school, I received a Big 33 Academic Scholarship.  That included a trip to the 2004 Big 33 game in Hershey, PA.  A couple of players from that game made it to the NFL – Chad Henne, Brian Hoyer, Darrelle Revis, and Ted Ginn Jr.

Card of the Day: Tim Lincecum 2016 Topps Heritage High Number #631

Blue Jays ’19 Topps High Tek Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Bryce Thompson on being the lucky winner of the Elvis Luciano 2019 Topps High Tek RC Auto.  Once Bryce Thompson sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Blue Jays ’19 Topps High Tek Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Elvis Luciano 2019 Topps High Tek RC Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, December 27, 2019 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
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• U.S. residents only.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
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Card of the Day: Gerrit Cole 2013 Topps Heritage High Number RC #596