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2006 Topps Heritage Football
Product Breakdown:
- 8 Cards per Pack
- 24 Packs per Box
407 SUBJECTS – 8 BASE CARDS PER PACK! VETERANS - 380 of the game’s best on the 1952 Topps Baseball design. This base set will mimic the 1952 Baseball set as closely as possible, so you can look for facsimile signatures, color variations, and short-printed base cards! ROOKIES - 27 Rookies from the hottest Rookie class ever!
AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
CHAMPIONS TRIBUTE
An amazing card featuring two autographs and a cut signature from those who have attained the ultimate glory! This card celebrates three champions with autographs from Super Bowl XL Champion Ben Roethlisberger and 2005 BCS National Champion Vince Young and a cut signature from 1952 NFL Champion Doak Walker. Five of these amazing cards are available! REAL ONE
16 NFL legends from 1952, such as Frank Gifford, Y.A. Tittle and Sammy Baugh, sign cards based on the 1952 design.
Hand-numbered* to 200. REAL ONE SPECIAL EDITION
The same 16 Real One legends sign Special Edition cards.
Hand-numbered* to 52. HERITAGE IN THE CARDS
20 players, including many of the top 2006 NFL Rookies, sign cards celebrating heritage in the making. HERITAGE IN THE CARDS SPECIAL EDITION
The above 20 subjects sign Special Edition cards sequentially numbered* to 06. FLASHBACKS
5 of the legends from the Flashbacks inserts will sign cards featuring their 1952 season highlights.
Hand-numbered* to 25. 2006 SIGNATURE SERIES
All 25 superstar subjects from this year’s autograph continuity program are available in Heritage Football on premium technology.
Sequentially numbered*.
INSERT CARDS - 10 PER BOX
NEW AGE PERFORMERS
15 of the players who make the game what it is today. THEN AND NOW
10 cards featuring statistical comparisons of a superstar of today with a great from 1952 like Sammy Baugh and Brett Favre or Frank Gifford and Reggie Bush. - FLASHBACKS
10 cards with highlights from the 1952 season including Sammy Baugh and Art Donovan.
RELIC CARDS
FLASHBACKS
Cards featuring stadium relics from 4 venues of days past, including Shibe Park and Cleveland Stadium, and players who made their mark there. GRIDIRON COLLECTION
20 cards featuring jersey pieces from 1952 legends as well as current rookies such as Reggie Bush and LenDale White. - GRIDIRON COLLECTION DUAL
6 cards pairing up jersey relics from a 1952 legend and a current player.
Hand-numbered* to 52.
AUTOGRAPHED RELIC CARDS
CHROME PARALLEL CARDS - 5 PER BOX
110 cards from the Base set – all 27 Rookies and 83 top Veterans.
Sequentially numbered*. REFRACTORS
The same 110 subjects as above.
Sequentially numbered* to 552. BLACK-BORDERED REFRACTORS
The 110 Parallel subjects on Black-Bordered Chrome Refractors.
Sequentially numbered* to 52.
What Did I Pull?
Base Set Completion (without rookies): 167/407 (41%)
Rookies: (14/27)
- Vince Young
- Matt Leinart
- Laurence Maroney
- Joseph Addai
- Jay Cutler
- DeAngelo Williams
- Maurice Jones-Drew
- Mario Williams
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- Jason Avant
- Tarvaris Jackson
- Maurice Stovall
- Chad Jackson
- Kellen Clemens
Inserts:
New Age Performers Tom Brady New Age Performers Chad Johnson New Age Performers Tiki Barber Then and Now Y.A. Tittle/ Drew Brees Charley Trippi/ Michael Vick Art Donovan/ Warren Sapp Flashbacks Frank Gifford Flashbacks Hugh McElhenny Flashbacks Lou Creekmur Flashbacks Art Donovan Flashbacks Chuck Bednarik
Parallels:
Plaxico Burress Chrome #/1952 Kellen Clemens Chrome RC #/1952 DeAngelo Williams Chrome RC #/1952 Jason Avant Chrome RC #/1952
Error Card: While searching through the base cards I pulled, I noticed the Justin Gage base card #299 had a different logo than it should have. As an avid Bears fan, I knew Gage was still suiting up in the orange and blue and was not a Dolphin, as the card suggests. Although all the information on the card's back suggests he's a Bear, the front Dolphin logo suggests otherwise. 
Final Thoughts: Although I didn't pull a game used or autograph card, I still really enjoyed opening this product. Retro products have always appealed to me and this year's Topps Heritage Football is no exception. I always find retro cards interesting and usually manage to learn something new. For example, because of the Art Donovan Flashbacks insert, I learned of the one-year wonder known as the Dallas Texans. In '51 the Baltimore Colts moved to New York and to Dallas the following season as the Texans before returning back to Baltimore in '53.
I thought this year's Topps Heritage Football is a solid product, nothing spectacular, but at the same time, not a waste of money. It would have been nice to pull a refractor, game used, or autograph card but one unlucky box doesn't warrant a poor evaluation of the product as a whole.
Best Pull: Vince Young Rookie Card #320
VY deserves much of the credit given for the Titans surprising resurrection...this resurrection was highlighted by a 20-17 Titans upset over the 1st place Colts over the weekend in which Vince threw for 2 touchdowns. Needless to say, this proven winner isn't playing like a rook anymore. AI Product Rating:  |
