TTM Success - Leo Sanford

The second of the two 1955 Bowman football cards I bought came back signed yesterday.  This really cool Leo Sanford card turned out great, and will look awesome in my album.  He inscribed the card to me, and also signed my note that I sent him.

Sanford (b. 1929) was an 8th round draft pick (90th overall) in the 1951 NFL draft out of Louisiana Tech. by the Chicago Cardinals.  He played pro football from 1951 to 1958 for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts.  He had 17 interceptions and two touchdowns in his career.  He won the 1958 NFL Championship with the Baltimore Colts.

I mailed to Sanford on December 13 and got the card back on December 28, for a 15-day TAT.

TTM Success - Doug Eggers

At the last card show I went to, I picked up a couple nice 1955 Bowman football cards that my friend, Wes, was selling.  I got the cards so I could add a couple nice, vintage football cards to the autograph album.  This one was the first (and right now, only) one to come back, from Doug Eggers.

Eggers (b. 1930) played pro football from 1954 to 1958 for the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Cardinals.  He played in 54 games in his career and had 4 interceptions for 24 yards.

I mailed to Eggers on December 13 and got the card back signed on December 21, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Al Carmichael

Here is another football success that I was able to get in recently.  1955 Bowman was the original reason I wanted to add some vintage football to my autograph album.  I had a Chuck Bednarik like the above Al Carmichael, but I missed out on getting that one done.  Regretting this, I finally got a 1955 Bowman football signed.  These are really nice cards, and I feel like I did well in choosing which players to send to.

I also got this 1954 Bowman to get signed, and it turned out really nice, as well.  I like the old blue Packers jersey on this card.

Carmichael also sent a couple of his own signed cards.  They are really nice; they were two of the same card.  I've got a buddy who is a Packers fan, so he may end up with the other one.

Carmichael (b. 1928) played professionally from 1953 to 1961 for the Packers and Broncos.  He was a halfback who rushed for a total of 947 yards and 4 touchdowns in his career.  He also had 1,633 receiving yards for 8 touchdowns.

I mailed to Carmichael on November 7 and got the cards back on November 16, for a 9-day TAT.