1990 Aamer Sports

Type: Oddball Card

Acquired: Bought at Show

Despite the odd editing of the phot, I really like this unlicensed Bo Jackson Card! I like the mix of having Bo representing the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Raiders. I like the unauthorized use of the Topps "All-Star Rookie" trophy logo and I really like the inclusion of stats on the back for both Bo's football and baseball career. I think I spent $1 on this card at a show at the Hackettstown Mall back in the early 90's. I would say that is money well spent for this unique oddball card!

1990 Collect-A-Books #1

Type: Book Card

Acquired: Pulled From Pack

These Collect-A-Books were pretty popular back in the day. They were the size of a trading card, but you read them like a book. As a matter of fact I actually passed one of these off as literature when I wrote a book report on Bo Jackson based off of this very Collect-A-Book while I was in high school! These didn't come in packs like standard cards, but they came in sets. Bo was in the first set released along with Dwight Gooden, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson and 8 other baseball stars. They may be a collecting footnote now, but these were actually pretty cool, they fit in standard baseball card collector sheets and cases and gave you some decent info on your favorite players. I scanned the rest of the book and you can check it out for yourself below!

1990 Mini Poster

Type: Oddball Card

Acquired: Bought Online

I'm pretty sure this card was included in a lot of Bo stuff that I bought online. This card holds some really great sentimental value for me. I actually had a framed version of this poster hanging on my bedroom wall for at least a decade! What's special to me is how I got this poster. My family was at the New Jersey State Fair and I was about 9 years old and a huge Bo Jackson fan. I saw that one of the carnival games had this framed poster as a prize. I can't quite remember what game it was, but I do remember failing hard! I went away upset and broke. Little did I know that my older brother had gone back to the game and won me this Bo "Black & Blue" poster. I was ecstatic! This was so out of character for my brother that it really caught me by surprise. Even though he would give me wedgies, ruin my works of art (at least I thought they were) and blame me for anything that went wrong in the house, I still have those great memories of the few times he wasn't a jerk! This was one of them. Thanks bro!

2005 Leaf Certified Materials #FG-10

Type: Jersey Card

Acquired: Bought Online

This is a really nice looking card, really eye catching. I like how Leaf made Bo's photo black & white while the background has a mix of colors. It really makes his figure pop on the card. Also, the jersey relic viewing area is cut into the shape of home plate. I love it! The back lacks everything, except the standard authenticity verbiage. Since there were only 100 of these cards produced, I am glad it is in my collection. I got #46!

1994 Donruss #173

Type: Base Card

Acquired: Bought Online

I love everything about this card! The glossy finish, the understated graphics on the front, the excellent on-base photo in addition to the dugout photo on the back! Mwha! It is perfection on cardboard. I really don't even dislike the lack of stats on the back as I usually do. It gives more space to the intense photo and that I can deal with...just this once!

1994 Score #513

Type: Base Card

Acquired: Bought Online

The design of this set was very unique and unusual to me back when it was released in 1994. I like the clean design and the little "computer" inspired graphics are totally 90's. The backs were nice and feature a nice candid shot of the player, full stats, a recap of Bo's triumphant return to the game after hip surgery and a quote from Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas, make this card an excellent addition to my Bo card collection!

1991 Starting Lineup No#

Type: Base Card

Acquired: Bought Online

I was a huge fan of the Starting Lineup action figures back in the 90's. I collected the NY Jets team players and some of the first figures I owned were of Ken O'Brien, Freeman McNeil & Al Toon. Once I realized Bo had a few incarnations in the series, I had to have them. It was years later, but I searched for and purcahsed most of the football & baseball Bo figures online and they are still in my collection today. If you are unfamiliar with these toys, each figure came packaged with a card and another gimmicky item like a poster or silver coin. I loved the coins, they were so cool, but the cards were actually really well done also! These cards from Kenner could hold there own on a shelf next to any product put out by Topps, Donruss & Fleer back in the day. The photography is solid, they included multiple photos of each player and the bacs included full stats with a faux autograph! It would be cool if they created some figures of current players in the old school Starting Lineup style. I would buy those up!