I only collect Fins cards, or should say used to only collect Fins cards. I've really slacked off, but plan on making up for it soon. The grand plan is to keep them all in books that will be in My "Dolphins TV Room" in the house we are about to buy.
It will be the Room of all Dolphins Rooms. I'd love to hear what some of you have done with your Dolphins Rooms.........
Kind of a neat Cards story......
The Year Marino was injured (achilles) the Fins came to SD. My Wife and I went down to the game, and stayed down at Hotel Circle in SD. We got Dan's autograph on the sweetest Fins card...it has him on it with a Dolphin jumping up out of the water. He was really polite and I was actually proud of him for signing every person who stood there. Well over 30 people the day before the game at the stadium practice.
Anyhow, there were of course a ton of people wanting signatures at the hotel, so they were not easy to get. An older gentleman who travelled on his own to the away games and I began talking, he turned out to be Keith Jackson's and about a dozen other Dolphins Gardener. They had paid for his airfare and tickets to every away game as a bonus for him. Cool huh? Anyhow, He introduced us to several of the Fins (his clients) and got me the following signatures on Cards. He actually walked into an area the guest were not allowed, as he was "approved to go where players went" other than the meeting rooms.
He got us McDuffie, Stoyanovich, Webb, Byars, Mitchell, Kirby, Sims, Vincent, and some backup guys like Alexander, etc.
It was a random meeting that turned out making the trip really special. He gave me his number and address to call on him but I always appreciated what he did so much I did'nt want to take advantage of the relationship. Anyhow, We ended up with about half the teams signatures, and the trip was alot of fun.
I have all the Cards now in a Card plague that shows them real Nice. I was once offered 300 bucks for my Marino plague by a card shop friend I had, ...he also wanted the pictures I took of Marino signing the card for my wife....NO WAY would I ever sell it for any amount of money.