Random Wax: 1990 Score Football

 

1990 Score: Boomer led the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl in 1988 and had a really good career.  He was a 4X Pro Bowl selection and 1X All-Pro.  He twice threw for over 3,500 yards and 28 touchdowns.

1990 Score is an easy one to like.  The design is fairly simple but seems to work even without the team logo.  I do wish the colors had matched the team's colors more in line like that Steve Deberg card.  It was time to show off this pack whose scans have been gathering dust since 2021.  Two Eagle Hall of Famers here.

The backs were great and were fun in terms of design and color compared to Topps cards.  The tradeoff is the lack of career stats.

Great Vance Johnson photo and I do remember him doing that in games.  Fun cards and I wouldn't mind picking up more of these someday.  And no, I did not know the answer to the trivia question.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – Top Gun
1 – Ground Force
1 – Super Bowl Trivia

Random Wax: 1990 Score Football

1990 Score Football:  This set was a total of 660 cards over two series so those who like meaty sets will love this one.  It also means these packs may or may not have good hits.  We'll kick it off with a Hall of Famer.

The design is pretty straight forward.  I'm okay with it but where is the team logo?  Why wouldn't you get it in there somewhere?

Oh...here is it is.  They put a helmet on the back of these pretty cool backs.  Maybe there aren't enough stats but this is a good looking back.  A different photo, lots of color, that helmet, and plenty of information.

Overall this is one of those packs that brings back more memories than great hits.  Testaverde's years in Tampa Bay were very forgettable.  He lost 2/3 of the games he started and his touchdowns to interceptions was a horrible 77 to 112.  Still he had better days ahead of him and played until age 44 when he started six games for Carolina.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – Super Bowl Trivia

1990 Score Series 1 Football

1990 Score Footbal Ser. 1:   This was a really fun pack.  The design isn't necessarily my favorite but at the time it was fun and different.  I'm pretty sure I opened up a ton of this back in the day.  This Junior Seau is great.  I don't remember this card but it features a good action photo as well as it being Seau in that USC jersey.  

This pack is part of another Amazon buy where I picked up 100+ cards in unopened packs.  That number ended up being seven packs and I was happy with what I received.  Junk wax yes but I knew going in that's what I was getting for my $10.  Vance Johnson and that TD celebration is definitely something I remember from back in the day.

Plenty of defensive firepower here.

These trivia cards are always fun.  Jacoby Jones (Ravens) now has the record at 108 yards set against the 49ers.  This Marino is a great way to end this pack.  Between him and Seau this was a really good pack.  Can't wait to show off some of the other football packs I grabbed.

BREAKDOWN:

16 – Total Cards
2 – 1990 Rookie
1 – Ground Force
1 – Magic Motion Trivia