My Saints Football Card Collection

I used to be big into football cards back in the 80's and 90s. Would even send them off to get signed by Saints players with a lot of success. However once their value started drastically dropping due to the internet...I quit collecting (I still grab a Saints player card every now and then when I see one.) My 3 funniest football card stories:

1. Sent Willie Roaf a really nice rookie card to get signed. He kept that one, then sent back a really cheap Pro Line card he signed instead

2. I sent Jim Mora a card once to get signed. Send a letter along with it and told him how glad I was that he was our coach. I made the crucial mistake of giving my two cents on Carl Smith's offense being the Achilles heal. Surprisingly I never heard back. The next year I sent the same card, same letter...but without the Carl Smith part. I got the card back signed by Mora himself.

3. Went to a Saints game once where I knew Archie was in the booth. I took along my rookie card in hopes that I could get him to sign it. Well by the end of the game I was semi-drunk and the card ended up getting creased. However, I did find him and he did sign it. So now I have a signed (albeit bent) rookie card of Archie Manning.