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Finally Got Some Card Love Baby!

brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
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Nice to see my all-time favorite player on a modern card!

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  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭✭
    SWEET!
  • tkd7tkd7 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    not only that, the card looks great! Nice photo, nice auto.
  • eyeboneeyebone Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭
    Where did BW play his college ball, and was he a prolific collegiate player?

    Eyebone
    "I'm not saying I'm the best manager in the world, but I'm in the top one." Brian Clough
  • riccaboniriccaboni Posts: 454 ✭
    Nice to see a modern card of Brian Winters and a really sharp one to boot.

    Have this one in your hands yet?
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>Where did BW play his college ball, and was he a prolific collegiate player? >>



    Originally from Rockaway Park, New York, Winters lettered for the 1972, 1973 and 1974 Frank McGuire South Carolina team and was named as an All-American in his senior year. The team captain during the 1973-74 season, Winters scored 1,079 points in 82 games as a Gamec**k.



    << <i>Have this one in your hands yet? >>



    I ripped a box last night and got the base card which is a different picture then the one they used on the auto card. There are a couple on Ebay so that's the route I will go. Finally nice to have something new to add to my set registry master set.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice Brian!

    That's great - so you picked it up on ebay?

    I know you have been asked this and I confess I don't remember.

    Why BW?
    mike
    Mike
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>That's great - so you picked it up on ebay? >>



    I'm in the process of bidding on a couple right now but I just wanted to show it off a little. He has a base card, base card parallel numbered to 99 plus the auto I posted and a parallel of that numbered to 10.
    When I was growing up in the 70's my dad was a huge Bucks fan. My parents had season tickets for a number of years and my cousin was even a ballboy from 1975-77. So for whatever reason I just thought he was a cool player. Not sure if it was his sweet jump shot or his cool fu-manchu moustache but whatever it was he was my guy. The funny story I always give my dad a hard time about was about a Bucks bumper sticker. When I was a little kid I was sick and couldn't go to the game so my dad went and after the game went down by the locker room to have Brian sign a bumper sticker for me. So he signed it "To Stevie Best Wishes Brian Winters". So my dad brings it home and shows it to me but kept it in his dresser for safe keeping. Well a year or so later he decided that it would look better stuck to the bumper of our car then for me to have it so that's what he did. To this day he shakes his head and can't imagine what the hell he was thinking when he did that! image
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>To this day he shakes his head and can't imagine what the hell he was thinking when he did that! >>


    Cool story Brian!

    The bumper sticker would've been a great collectible.

    Oh well - search ebay - ya never know what you will come up with?

    mike
    Mike
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Yes it would have. I have been lucky enough to get five cards signed through the mail by him. I also have tracked down a number of old Bucks games on video so it's fun to watch him play again.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    Awesome!

    I feel an affinity for Brian Winters soley because of your dedication.

    I actually bid on a PSA graded Winters' card recently.

    Good luck winning a couple of his new auto card. Looks nice!
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Well if Michael Jordan calls him the best pure shooter he has ever seen that's good enough for me! image
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Cool story! Thanks for sharing your passion. I've got the same feelings for The Puckster -- ya just gotta like him!
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  • fur72fur72 Posts: 2,348 ✭✭
    That is a great story. Im the same way with Sandberg. Great looking card. What base set is it from?
    Cory @iamfur72 https://twitter.com/iamfur72

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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>Great looking card. What base set is it from? >>



    2005-06 Fleer Greats of the Game
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Great looking card. What base set is it from? >>



    2005-06 Fleer Greats of the Game >>


    Brian

    I've said this before - I really don't have any - one - player that I chase with the passion you have.

    In fact, I have never had the focus that some have had in collecting.

    I have great admiration for your devotion and diligence in your quest for Winters and your autos!

    Keep'm comin!!!

    thanx for sharing
    mike
    Mike
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Well even though I enjoy the cards a lot my true passion is trying to track down more old Bucks footage to watch. During his time with the Bucks my age ran from 6-14 so my memories are a bit cloudy since I was young. I do have a few that stick out but it's a blast to pop in a dvd and watch not only him but some great Bucks teams from the late 70's and early 80's. A lot of people forget how good Milwaukee was back then because teams like Boston and Philly were just as strong and were winning NBA titles.

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