Rookie Of The Year Turns 25

Yesterday the movie Rookie of the Year turned 25 having been released in theaters on July 7th, 1993.  In recognition of this I wanted to share two of my favorite autographed custom cards.

The first is special due to my interaction with Mr. Henry Rowengartner himself, Thomas Ian Nicholas  -- with the awesome "Go Cubs!" inscription that was signed at the 2017 Motor City Comic-Con.

The second is my Chet "Rocket" Steadman custom card done on the matching 1988 Donruss inspired design.  I was lucky enough to get Gary Busey's autograph on it through the mail and then got in touch with Mr. Nicholas to complete the dual signature.  I love having my cards autographed and multiple signatures are like holy grails to me.

Happy 25th, Rookie of the Year.  Now, have some hot, stinky cheddar on me!

always cool to get that ^^

Jem Wolfie

I stumbled upon Jem Wolfie on Instagram.  Jem is fitness model from Australia whose brand spans everything from nutrition to work outs.

I first saw a basketball picture of her that I'd thought would go great in the 1986-87 Fleer  basketball template.  Then I came across others that would be perfect for my TKO (1985 Topps Rocky IV) template and my 1988 Donruss baseball inspired template.

I contacted Jem about getting them autographed for my collection and she was more than happy to oblige, and so they were shipped Down Under.

Jem enjoyed the cards so much she asked me about making more for any autograph requests she gets. She selected the image and the 1986-87 Fleer basketball design.  Jem was the first person to request cards from me for personal use and I have to admit that was a bit of a high.  I even got one of the new cards signed for me, and the picture with the card sweetened the pot.