2000 Bruce Smith Upper Deck Legends Jersey

(2000 Bruce Smith Upper Deck Legends 3 clr Jersey)

The former #1 overall pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1985 NFL Draft played 19 seasons and finished his career as the NFL's all-time sack leader with an even 200. Smith played the bulk of his career as a DE in the 3-4 defensive scheme which makes his 200 sacks even more remarkable. No doubt my Buffalo Bills could utilize Mr. Smith today.

This 2000 Upper Deck Legends Jersey card is a recent addition to my collection. It was a bit more than I wanted to spend at $12, but I was really excited when it came in the mail earlier this week. It's not terribly thick for a jersey card. This was toward the beginning of when jersey cards came out, and other than a couple creative releases from the past few years, the older jersey cards are just so much cooler. It also doesn't hurt when you add a card of an NFL legend to your collection from your favorite team.

This is a really great card and actually got me pondering a question. There's been a lot of great #1 overall NFL draft choices. Some Hall of Fame players and many busts, but is Bruce Smith the best #1 overall draft choice in the history of the NFL?

Contest Prizes From Fuji @ The Chronicles of Fuji

I received a very generous prize package yesterday from Mark over at The Chronicles of Fuji. If you didn't participate in the contest, you missed out. It was really fun and incorporated posts/contest questions on sports, film and collecting. So thanks to Mark for a great contest and the prize package.

I love the 2005 Upper Deck Mini Jerseys from the prize package. My favorite is the "Big Bad Vlad" Angels jersey. I also really like the Babe Ruth card. Being a New York Yankees fan, It's nice to finally have a card of "The Great Bambino" in my collection. However, as cool as these prizes are, my favorite item of all is still Mark's auto'd trade card pictured to the left. Very Cool!!!

If you haven't already checkout Mark's blog, The Chronicles of Fuji, make sure to do so. It's one of the most insightful and creative blogs on the net today. It's also one of the few daily reads for yours truly. Happy collecting and… "Enjoy Every Bounce of the Ball".