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So, a while back I decided to start a PC for my favorite team...the Carolina Panthers. I want to focus mostly on autos, GU cards and SPs but will also be tracking down older parallel cards because I want to find cards from early in team history, even of lesser players. Players I remember watching as a child. But, my plan is to avoid base.
It might seem odd that a west coast guy like myself (born, raised, and lived my whole life) would be a Carolina fan...but that's what happened. Let me explain that first. I was born in 1985 in Oregon and have lived my whole life in the state. West coast NFL football when I was a kid had it's highs and lows. The closest team was the Seahawks and they always seemed to be bad (at least that's how I remember it). The LA Rams and Chargers never interested me much. The LA Raiders were the bad guys and that left the SF 49ers as the good guys. They had Joe Montana, and I was instantly hooked. I was a huge Montana fan. Well, he got hurt and was replaced by Steve Young. When the 49ers traded Montana (probably a good call), I followed him to KC as a fan and swore off the 49ers. After two years in KC, he retired and I had nobody left to cheer for.
Fortunately for me, a new team was on the horizon. The Carolina Panthers would start their inaugural season the very next year. I realized I really liked their logo and colors (that's important to a 10 year old) and they even drafted a player I had followed in college with their first ever pick (Kerry Collins). I watched their first preseason game on national TV (Hall of Fame Game vs. Jacksonville) and I was hooked. As time went on, they seemed to constantly have former Oregon Ducks on their roster (my home town team and later my alma mater) so they have been a good fit for nearly 20 years.
A couple years ago, I returned to this hobby but I hadn't really focused on Carolina cards. Well, it was time to change that. Most of my initial cards are cards that I have had (as you will see, mostly Kerry Collins but again he was my first favorite Panther as a kid). But, there are a few more in there and I will being adding cards as I go along.
For the most part, here are my "rules" for the PC. The player pictured must be in a Panthers uniform on the card. A you will see, I do break this rule a little bit for a couple early cards...but in the mid 1990s we are so limited with our "hits" I decided that if I found a good card of a rookie player in his college uniform...as long as the card says "Carolina" on it, I can let it slide. But, such exceptions will be minimal. Other than that, I want to avoid base cards. Parallels are OK (especially for early cards), but most will be autos, GU, or SPs.
I am currently getting this collection scanned in. I will post them in groups as I get them in.
Please let me know what you think.
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver #379 Carolina Panthers Logo Card
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Gold #379 Carolina Panthers Logo Card
1996 Collector's Edge Game Ball #G19 Kerry Collins
2006 Bowman Printing Plates Black #207 Nate Salley (1/1)
2007 UD Artifacts NFL Equipment #EQ-JD Jake Delhomme (14/15)
2005 Playoff Contenders #177 Thomas Davis
It might seem odd that a west coast guy like myself (born, raised, and lived my whole life) would be a Carolina fan...but that's what happened. Let me explain that first. I was born in 1985 in Oregon and have lived my whole life in the state. West coast NFL football when I was a kid had it's highs and lows. The closest team was the Seahawks and they always seemed to be bad (at least that's how I remember it). The LA Rams and Chargers never interested me much. The LA Raiders were the bad guys and that left the SF 49ers as the good guys. They had Joe Montana, and I was instantly hooked. I was a huge Montana fan. Well, he got hurt and was replaced by Steve Young. When the 49ers traded Montana (probably a good call), I followed him to KC as a fan and swore off the 49ers. After two years in KC, he retired and I had nobody left to cheer for.
Fortunately for me, a new team was on the horizon. The Carolina Panthers would start their inaugural season the very next year. I realized I really liked their logo and colors (that's important to a 10 year old) and they even drafted a player I had followed in college with their first ever pick (Kerry Collins). I watched their first preseason game on national TV (Hall of Fame Game vs. Jacksonville) and I was hooked. As time went on, they seemed to constantly have former Oregon Ducks on their roster (my home town team and later my alma mater) so they have been a good fit for nearly 20 years.
A couple years ago, I returned to this hobby but I hadn't really focused on Carolina cards. Well, it was time to change that. Most of my initial cards are cards that I have had (as you will see, mostly Kerry Collins but again he was my first favorite Panther as a kid). But, there are a few more in there and I will being adding cards as I go along.
For the most part, here are my "rules" for the PC. The player pictured must be in a Panthers uniform on the card. A you will see, I do break this rule a little bit for a couple early cards...but in the mid 1990s we are so limited with our "hits" I decided that if I found a good card of a rookie player in his college uniform...as long as the card says "Carolina" on it, I can let it slide. But, such exceptions will be minimal. Other than that, I want to avoid base cards. Parallels are OK (especially for early cards), but most will be autos, GU, or SPs.
I am currently getting this collection scanned in. I will post them in groups as I get them in.
Please let me know what you think.
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver #379 Carolina Panthers Logo Card
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Gold #379 Carolina Panthers Logo Card
1996 Collector's Edge Game Ball #G19 Kerry Collins
2006 Bowman Printing Plates Black #207 Nate Salley (1/1)
2007 UD Artifacts NFL Equipment #EQ-JD Jake Delhomme (14/15)
2005 Playoff Contenders #177 Thomas Davis
