1990 Baseball Cards Presents #4

Type: Magazine Card

Acquired: Cut From Magazine

I vividly remember getting this card from one of my Uncles at a family reuinion. As a kid, we never really saw my Dad's side of the family, but when we did it was a party. There were so many people at this reunion that I didn't know and as a 9 year old in a strange place with unknown people, you can believe I was a little stand-offish. The one thing that helped me come out of my shell was hearing the older folks talk about sports. I joined right in and talked about my favorite team (New York Mets) and favorite player. When my Uncle heard Bo was my favorite player, he went to his car and grabbed a baseball card album and let me pick out any cards I wanted. Of course I grabbed some Bo cards, including the one above. Beside the sentimental value of the card, I love the appearance of Bo's "Dwayne Wayne" flip up glasses. Totally 90s & totally classic!

1987 Toys R Us Rookies #13

Type: Limited Set

Acquired: Purchased Online

The photo in this card is really not all that amazing, but what really catches my eye is the design of the front and the back of the card. I love the look of the bold neon pink "ROOKIES" graphic over the black border and the cartoon drawings on the back interwoven in the orange background color really stand out. I miss these store exclusive sets. Toys 'R' Us, Aames, K-Mart, they all had some pretty cool sets back in the day.

1986 Topps Custom #327 (Custom)

Type: Custom Card

Acquired: Created at Home

Not many people know that Bo Jackson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with their #1 pick in the 1986 draft. The story goes that Bo told the team not to draft him because he wanted to focus on baseball. The Bucs didn't listen and drafted him anyway. Bucs team officials then told Bo to come with them to Florida for a physical. They said it was cleared by the NCAA & SEC, but when Bo went back to play baseball for Auburn he was ruled inelligible because of the plane ride he took to see team doctors. Bo thought the Bucs did this on purpose to keep him from playing baseball, which would give him no other option than to play for Tampa Bay. As we all know this tactic did not work and Bo never played a down for the Bucs. His rights expired by the 1987 draft and the Raiders picked Bo in the 7th round and the rest is history. I created this card as a commemoration of this "What If?" moment in history and I think it looks pretty cool!

1991 Topps Magazine #TM52

Type: Magazine Card

Acquired: Cut From Magazine

I was still in shock that Bo had become a player for the White Sox at the time this card was released. It was such a change from seeing him in the Royals blue uniforms I had been accustomed to. Of course I had to have anything and everything that included a snapshot of Bo in his new pinstripes. I remember buying the Topps magazine this card was in just for this card. Not sure if you can tell, but my 10 year old self did a pretty crappy job of cutting the card above and that's okay. That makes this card uniquely mine. I'm sure no one else has this Bo card cut just like this one. Cool design from a great time in my collecting life.