New Cards for Sale: PSA-Graded Early 70′s
March 31st, 2009 | Published in New Cards for Sale
Yesterday I put a nice group of PSA-graded 1970 Topps Super Glossy, 1971 Topps, and 1972 Topps cards up for sale. Included is this Terry Hanratty rookie card. Unfortunately for Hanratty, by the time his rookie card was printed, his career as a starter was already over. In 1971, Terry Bradshaw–whose rookie card is also in this set–took over the team. Hanratty backed up Bradshaw for a few years, then joined the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and finished his career backing up Steve Spurrier in Tampa’s 0-14 season.
I did a little search for Hanratty, and I turned up a couple of pages that are worth a peek: Hanratty in his Notre Dame days, on a Sports Illustrated cover and after his playing days, paying tribute to Ara Parseghian.
