TTM Success - Al Unser Jr.

Here is another nice 2008 Donruss Legends that I was able to get signed, this one being a TTM success from Al Unser, Jr.  The card looks really cool now that it is signed.

Unser (b. 1962) is a two-time Indy 500 winner and winner of 34 Indy Car Series races.  He is one of the most decorated Indy Car racers and was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2007.  He was also inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.

I mailed to Unser on December 19 and got the card back on January 11, for a 23-day TAT.

TTM Success - Bobby Allison

I took a couple days off from posting due to being out of town for Thanksgiving.  I'm back now, and as always, I have a ton of TTMs to show off.

I found this 2008 Donruss Legends Bobby Allison at my LCS a few weeks ago, and sent it off to see if I could get it back signed.  The card came back, along with a facsimile autoed post card.

Allison (b. 1937) began his NASCAR Cup career at the 1961 Daytona 500 and raced until 1988.  He won 84 Cup races, including the 1978, 1982 and 1988 Daytona 500.  He was the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion in 1983.  Allison was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011.

I mailed to Allison on October 19 and got the card back on October 31, for a 12-day TAT.

TTM Success - Lenny Moore

I've been through my boxes a bunch of times over the last month or so.  During one of those times through them, I found this 2008 Donruss Legends Lenny Moore and checked to see if he signed TTM.  He does, so I sent it off and here it is.

Moore (b. 1933) played pro football from 1956 to 1967 for the Baltimore Colts.  He rushed for a career 5,174 yards with 63 touchdowns and had 6,039 receiving yards with 48 touchdowns.  He won the NFL championship in 1958 and 1959 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975.

Before the NFL, Moore played for three seasons at Penn State.

I mailed to Moore on January 3 and got the card back signed on January 12, for a 9-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $5.00.

TTM Success - Raymond Berry

Here is another case of me having a random card floating around my boxes that I finally got the nerve to send out for a TTM auto.  This Raymond Berry card has popped up on my desk and in my boxes for a long time.  I had been holding it for someone that I thought was a friend, but when he scammed me, the card was dumped in my dime box for card shows.  There the card sat, until I was going through the box one day and saw it.  I decided to see if Berry signed TTM, and was pleasantly surprised that he did.

Berry inscribed the card with his HOF induction year and also the year which he signed it.  I thought that was a really cool touch.

Berry also included this signed testimonial, which, again, was a nice touch.  The coolest thing about the TTM success was that Berry included a note card asking me to explain the origin of my last name.  He left a spot on the card for an explanation and a SASE to send it back to him.  His note said that his hobby is history/origin of American last names.  So, in effect, Berry TTMed me!  That was a really cool touch!

Berry (b. 1933) played in the NFL from 1955 to 1967, all for the Baltimore Colts.  He won the NFL Championship in 1958 and 1959.  His number 82 was retired by the Colts.  He went on to coach the Patriots in the 1980s, leading them to Superbowl XX, where they were trounced by the Bears.  Berry played at SMU and was a 20th round selection in the 1954 NFL draft.  He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

I mailed to Berry on January 9 and got the card back on January 20, for an 11-day TAT.