Wakey Wakey, Picture Takey!

November 3rd, 2010  |  Published in Funny Poses, Silly Stuff  |  2 Comments

1951 Bowman Al DeRogatis football card1950 Bowman Bob Kelly football cardDid you know that the card companies sometimes hired photographers from the DMV to take pictures for sports cards? As you can see from these examples, it’s true. Those DMV folks are experts at catching people with their eyes closed. At least driver’s licenses expire after a few years. People keep sports cards forever!

So, who are our sleepy players, and what cards do they appear on? From the top, we have:

I am undoubtedly missing some. If you know ’em, post ’em!

1967 Topps Babe Parilli football card1969 Topps Don Maynard football card1970 Topps Mike Tilleman football card1971 Topps Gerry Philbin football card

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  1. Steve Liskey says:

    November 4th, 2010 at 6:04 AM (#)

    Didn’t know that about the DMV photographers…Interesting.

  2. nearmint says:

    November 4th, 2010 at 6:10 AM (#)

    I was only kidding, Steve. Some of the photos on the cards look like they were taken at the DMV, that’s all. In my driver’s license photo, I look like I’ve been in a fight!