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1st Touchdown Project -- Updated 5-3-2016 - Went over 500 Returns

Well I feel I have enough to show off my newest project. So here goes.



I have had such a great experience with my 1st Homerun Project and became super spoiled expecting a TTM return almost everyday -- I started to go through a bit of withdrawal when the returns took longer to come home. So I thought that I would try my hand at a companion project and created a card to capture a player's 1st Touchdown.



I am a die hard Rams fan and have been since the Pat Haden days so I started with sending out requests to past Rams. The returns came flowing in and once again I was hooked. What next - I didn't know and still don't I just started sending out to players that I followed, had cool 1st TD stories, started going after some with different helmets and so on and so on. I still have not settled on a strategy and I don't know if I will put the same effort into this as I did the HR project but it is now a blast to try and guess what is in the envelopes a TD or HR. These cards are a bit bigger than the HR ones and the image below shows how they measure up to a regular card.



These are the first returns --- I have a couple of dozen that are not scanned yet -- will try to get them up shortly.



Thanks for looking



Mike



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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
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  • Simply awesome!
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭
    I love it Mike. How are the responses for this project as opposed to the 1st HR project? Are the football players more responsive or about the same as the baseball players? And what type of percentage return are you running at or is it too early in the game to tell?

    Good luck, I'll be watching along. image
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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    Mike ... once again some really neat items! Best of luck with this project. How many "1st HR" cards do you have autographed?
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭
    This is flipping sweet !
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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭
    Great stuff! Congrats on the returns so far
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • GRGR Posts: 550 ✭✭
    Awesome pieces! Old school recomendations : Eddie Lebaron, Raymond Berry, John Siegal, Cecil "Cy" souders, Joe Schmidt the list gos on and on (:
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  • dytch2220dytch2220 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭
    That is really amazing! Great project. image
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  • CrazylegsCrazylegs Posts: 406 ✭✭✭
    Mike,

    Let me first say I love your 1st TD project.

    I would love to start one for the Redskins.

    Could you please share the program you used to create the cards. I would love
    to do the 'Skins with all their dif. helmet styles over the years.

    I would be more than happy to share any Redskins 1st TD information that I uncover
    in my research. If you found 1 person for every team you could create a full nfl version
    in a find and share version.

    I would be happy to ask for one in your name too in all mailings I send out.

    Also what addresses did you use to get Hanburger & Theismann?
    And where do you find your addresses?

    Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

    Once again I love the project!

    "Hail To The Redskins"

    "Crazylegs" Craig
    Craig AKA "Crazylegs"
  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I love it Mike. How are the responses for this project as opposed to the 1st HR project? Are the football players more responsive or about the same as the baseball players? And what type of percentage return are you running at or is it too early in the game to tell?

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    They have been great so far -- I did start with guys that have a great return % but so far they are steadily coming back




    << <i>Mike ... once again some really neat items! Best of luck with this project. How many "1st HR" cards do you have autographed? >>



    Doug I have 1240+ HR responses




    << <i>Awesome pieces! Old school recomendations : Eddie Lebaron, Raymond Berry, John Siegal, Cecil "Cy" souders, Joe Schmidt the list gos on and on (: >>



    GR Thanks for the recomendations



    << <i>Mike,

    Let me first say I love your 1st TD project.

    I would love to start one for the Redskins.

    Could you please share the program you used to create the cards. I would love
    to do the 'Skins with all their dif. helmet styles over the years.

    I would be more than happy to share any Redskins 1st TD information that I uncover
    in my research. If you found 1 person for every team you could create a full nfl version
    in a find and share version.

    I would be happy to ask for one in your name too in all mailings I send out.

    Also what addresses did you use to get Hanburger & Theismann?
    And where do you find your addresses?

    Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

    Once again I love the project!

    "Hail To The Redskins"

    "Crazylegs" Craig >>



    Hey Craig --- sent you a PM




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  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭
    Amazing
  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    Finished the scanning --- all returns so far

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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
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    Totally messed up the Carl Lee card -- left the info from another request

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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
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    Jeff Saturday -- a Center and had his first during the palyoffs -- he answered some questions about it and I will post them soon.

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  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 924 ✭✭✭
    Mike before you get too far along with this, do you think you can send two of each cards and then every so often just mail me all the dupes?

    Fantastic project, I love how you create the cards! Thought it'd be hard to top the 1st HR project, but the layout of the 1st TD project really gives it a run for it's money. Super awesome, can't wait to see the updates!

  • blee1blee1 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭
    Great Project!!!
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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    Time for an update

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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭
    Good old Lance Mehl. image

    Way to keep moving along Mike. image
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  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    That Billy Sims is really cool. He was on his way to having a great career before blowing out his knee on the terrible astroturf of the old Minneapolis Metrodome. Those old turf fields were brutal compared to today's synthetic playing surfaces.
  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    Time for an update

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    Messed up and spelled Karl Mecklenburg's name wrong


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    << <i>Messed up and spelled Karl Mecklenburg's name wrong >>



    He's a good guy. He would've signed it even if you spelled it worse than that image

    Nice additions!
  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 932 ✭✭✭✭
    Awesome!
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    Those are really cool Mike.
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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    Update for July
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    Update for July
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    Update for July
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    I thought I would share a couple of interesting responses --- was a very different time back then


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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    Been busy and have not posted for a bit --- here are the returns since the July post

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  • thekid8thekid8 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    This is cool ~ Mike Johnson sent along a picture of his interception return

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  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    Cool as always. The YA Tittle was a nice pickup! And I like that extra pic that Mike Johnson of the Browns included. Thanks for sharing image


  • << <i>Cool as always. The YA Tittle was a nice pickup! And I like that extra pic that Mike Johnson of the Browns included. Thanks for sharing image >>



    +1 Tittle was great and you're VERY lucky to have gotten that. I recently read an article that he has increasingly worsening dementia. Probably long odds on getting that auto and no chance in the near future. Well done! I like this thread a lot.
  • recbballrecbball Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭
    I've seen your baseball first home run thread and thought it was cool.
    This thread is awesome. Went through the whole thread tonight, it was like a history lesson. Love the letters from the players.
    I am now a subscriber to this thread waiting for your next batch.
  • I agree, the personalized letters are a great part of this thread.
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 7,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is a super impressive presentation/collection. Must be getting old when seeing many of those names triggers memories from long ago.
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  • dennis07dennis07 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭
    Great project. Clint Longley has your back on the score in his game.
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  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Simply put; one of the most amazing personal collection projects I have ever seen. Good luck on your endeavor!!
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