1990 Shanks Best Hitters II #30

Type: Oddball Card

Acquired: Bought at Card Store

Back in the 90's, you had your Donruss, Upper Deck, Topps & Fleer sets, but when you went to your local card shop, they always had these weird off brand cards of your favorite players available for purchase. One of the most seen in the stores I visited were "Shanks" cards. The fronts of the cards were pretty nice looking and had some never before seen shots of some great players, but the backs were extremely generic as seen on the reverse side of this Bo card. Nevertheless, I thought they were cool and had to have any card that had Bo on it. I have a few of these cards in my collection today and when I see them it reminds me of those times where I would go to the card shop with my Dad in search of some sweet baseball cards.

2008 Donruss Timeless Treasures #TT-15

Type: Insert Card

Acquired: Bought Online

I really don't collect many of the newer Bo cards, but I make an exception from time to time. This Donruss Timeless Treasures card is very nice looking. The black & white picture on the color card really helps make the action pop. There are no stats and the back is pretty generic, but I still enjoy this post-playing career card of Bo. Also, only 100 of these cards were made and I own #74.

1990 Post #14

Type: Limited Set

Acquired: Bought Online

There was nothing cooler than getting free stuff in your cereal box in the morning. Little toys, stickers, decoders and of course cards were some of the amazing things within these boxes of sweetened corn breakfast delights. I loved getting these cards and treasuring them for the greatness that they possessed. This Bo card was from Post and features Mr. Jackson just chilling out at the ballpark. Back in the day, the exclusion of any team logos or names really confused me, but as an adult I understand licensing and why you need to pay to use these trademarked items. I do like the layout and colors of this card. It really stands out in my book of Bo! 

1995 Upper Deck Collectors Choice Special Edition #36

Type: Special Edition

Acquired: Bought Online

Nothing special to see here, just Bo giving you 2 tickets to the gun show! DAMN! That guy was jacked! No wonder he was able to be that unique combination of size, power and speed during his football & baseball career. Also, I'm sure his peak fitness helped in his recovery from what many deemed a "Career Ending" hip injury. Bo proved them all wrong and was able to continue his home run smashing ways for a few more seasons in the MLB. This card shows him in his twilight as a California Angel where he was able to knock out 13 home runs and bring in an additional 45 RBI.

1991 ProSet #42

Type: Base Card

Acquired: Pulled From Pack

This card highlights Bo's 1985 Heisman trophy win as the best player in college football. If memory serves me correct his win was one of the closest in Heisman voting history when he narrowly edged out Iowa QB Chuck Long by 45 votes! Some other notable players that reeived votes that year were Vinny Testaverde, Thurman Thomas, Napoleon MaCallum, Jim Everett & Lorenzo White. Bo beat out all these great college football athletes by running for 1,786 yards and 17 touchdowns. That season gave Bo totals of  4,303 yards and 45 touchdowns in his college career. Records at the time for Auburn University and a snapshot of the greatness that was to come from Mr. Jackson on the gridiron!

1989 King B Disc #11

Type: Limited Series

Acquired: Bought Online

Last week I posted the 1990 King B Bo Jackson Disc that I bought online a few years ago. After some research I discovered that Bo was also in the 1989 series. I searched ebay and found a copy for $1 and now I am proud to say that this oddity is part of my Bo Jackson card collection. This disc takes away a little of the mystery from the 1990 set by stating that King B is "Quality Meat Snacks". Before last week, I had no idea what King B was! I read that these were available in bags of beef jerky, but a commenter says they came in jersky chew tins. Either way it's cool that you could have some delicious cured meat and enjoy a free card at the same time. Is there anything better than that?

1990 King B Disc #17

Type: Limited Series

Acquired: Bought Online

This item was a bit of a mystery to me. I never knew what King B was until I researched it today. I honestly thought it was some kind of regional convenience store, but I was wrong. It turns out King B is a brand of jerky and these discs were randomly inserted into specially marked bags from 1988 - 1994. Bo was also included in the second series of these oddball "cards" in 1989. I may have to search that one out, since I see they go between $1 - $3 on ebay!