1990 Fleer Football

1990 Fleer Football:  Another of my packs from a football pack lot purchase.  I always had a love hate relationship with this set.  The design can be one I like or not on any given day.  Andre Rison was nothing if not entertaining.  His time with the Falcons brought some amazing seasons.  He would later win a Super Bowl ring after playing a half season with the Green Bay Packers.

Dalton Hilliard was a guy I always liked but he really only had one really good season with the Saints with whom he played his entire career.  The backs of these always befuddle me.  They look like they were printed wrong. The colors are so light.  Very not colorful for being in color.

Not the greatest pull for a pack of NFL cards but it was still fun.  

BREAKDOWN - 15 Total Cards  

1990 Fleer Stars 'n Stripes Football

I'm a big fan of all-star game cards so when I ran across these 1990 Fleer Stars 'n Stripes football cards I was excited.  I had never heard of this set before.  I actually thought the Pro Bowl cards were an insert set.  Picked up the set on eBay and I was surprised this set is dedicated to the Pro Bowl with the first 80 cards being Pro Bowlers and the last ten being rookies.  And they hit every player from the game with in game photos for probably 90% of the photos.  Very cool stuff. 

I'm not sure the design is something I'd normally go for but I still like the cards.  Actual photos from the game itself are the big draw for me while it is also packed with plenty of stars.  Not every photo is a homerun but considering they had just one game to get all the photos they did well.  

  I always like the helmets on the front of cards and combined with the name and position the fronts cover the important ino.  Not sure bout the barber shop borders or the Stars 'n Stripes logo but the are growing on me.

The backs are similar from what we've seen from Fleer football so no surprises.  The write-ups are topical and relevant while and additional head shot is added on the back.  I think the Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, Howie Long, Lawrence Taylor, and Dave Krieg cards are my favorite.  Fun find and I'm excited to share these cool cards.