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1967 Cowboys: Beautiful In Blue

July 22, 20172
1967 Topps football cards, Dallas Cowboys. RetroCards, custom football cards

The Dallas Cowboys officially arrived in 1966 with a 10-3-1 record and won the Eastern Conference by a 1.5 game margin.  Coinciding with their rise in stature and popularity was their first Thanksgiving Day game in 1966.  Every other franchise was uninterested and the shrewd Tex Schramm jumped at the opportunity to foist his young franchise in the TV-friendly world of pro football. Though the Cowboys lost the NFL Championship to the Packers, the Cowboys were the exciting team on the rise.

This somewhat familiar 1967 design was used for a full set of your favorite Cowboys stars.  You may recognize this design that was initially used for AFL players (while the NFL players were contractually obligated to appear on the Philadelphia Gum cards), this design still looks fresh and here the Cowboys are sporting their sharp blue away uniforms.
The 1967 RetroCards set features:  Don Meredith, Bob Lilly, Buddy Dial, Bob Hayes, Tony Liscio, Willie Townes, Ralph Neely, Pettis Norman, Leon Donohue, Obert Logan, Lee Roy Jordan, Mike Gaechter, Jim Colvin, Dickie Daniels, Walt Garrison, John Niland, Cornell Green, and Craig Morton.  Order here!
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Kidney Donor Match Told With Custom Card

July 16, 20170

A woman from Knoxville, Tenn., is being called the perfect catch after using a baseball card to tell her husband she is a kidney donor match.  Steve Winfree goes through a pack of baseball cards before coming across his own customized baseball card. He burst into tears after learning he would be a “rookie recipient at Vanderbilt Transplant Center” and his wife would be the donor.  Video Link

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Autograph Alley: Earl Campbell

July 8, 20170
Topps 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, football cards

Many RetroCard collectors use their new custom cards for autographs.  As you saw in a blog post last month, a former player (Amos Bullocks) received a RetroCard of himself for Father’s Day from his daughter.  We have been in contact with many players who still supplement their income by signing autographs and RetroCards aids many players in the autograph industry.

RetroCards has many team sets (along with a few player sets like the Earl Campbell set you see here) available.  Some single cards are offered so make sure to ask about availability.  We like hearing from you so send us your feedback. Contact

More great cards are on the way check back often and browse the many custom RetroCards here.

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1962 Packers Series Two!

July 3, 20170
Topps football cards, 1962 custom cards

If you liked the 1962 Packer RetroCards set, you’ll love this addition to an already nice set.  This completes the 1962 Packers in more way than one.  You’ll see more players that were not in the first set and you’ll get some highlight cards that focus on the Packers 1961 Championship victory.  A special Paul Hornung card honor NFL players that served military duty during the playing season back in 1961.

Players include: Dan Currie, Bill Quinlan, Tom Bettis, Lee Folkins, Dave Hanner, Gary Knafelc, Hank Gremminger, Ben Davidson, Lew Carpenter, and Nelson Toburen.  Other cards include the Packers Play – Sweep, three Championship cards vs. Giants, Packers Win, Paul Hornung Military Service, and a handy Checklist. Coming soon!