NFL Football Cards Are Still Fun to Peruse

The other day, I was going through my closet and came across some of my old NFL football cards, and it was as if I had been magically transported back to my childhood. I sat there for several hours, just looking at the cards and remembering some of the great players I saw growing up.
I also found some of the receivers among my card collection from the ’80s and ’90s, guys like Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin. When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a receiver because I thought it was the position, other than quarterback, that got the most glory on the field.

I think the best thing about taking that trip down memory lane was the fact that football was so special to me then, probably because it was so new to me. I remember being fascinated with everything about the game, from the players’ uniforms, to team mascots, to how players stood, ran or did anything, really.

Of all of my NFL football cards, my most prized possession is a 1990 Action Pack Emmit Smith rookie card. I am a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan, and I was so thrilled when I actually came across this card at a reasonable price. I found my John Elway, Joe Montana, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino and Warren Moon cards, and I began to wonder if there was ever a better time for quarterbacks in football than that decade.
Don’t get me wrong I still love the game with every fiber of my being, but being around those NFL football cards reminded me of a time when I truly appreciated everything about football and a time when I was still so innocent.
Looking through my old NFL football cards was something I had a lot of fun doing that day, and I hope that my son feels the same way about the sport now.

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