Rodney's Cardboard:1996 Zenith Artists Proof

COMC has a seller on there who has a bunch of Rodney Hampton cardboard I have never seen listed...EVER.

And all of it I fear will leave before I can afford to buy it. Fortunately for me, I have good friends in southern places such as Wes. Guy is like no other and is definitely my brother from another mother.

He snagged a few of them off from there for me and now I am showing them off. Today's is from 1996 Zenith.

1996 Zenith is one of my favorite base sets all time right up there with the Spx line of the 90's. They, just like many other Pinnacle products, came out with a Artist Proof line. These came out 1:23 packs. I do have a couple of the parallels, but never Rodney.

 

I also liked the card backs on these especially the Rodney Hampton one.

Well that knocks down my last need for 1996 Zenith. Well, besides the base set I am building and the insert sets to. My last Rodney Hampton need.

Artists Proof Rodney

Pinnacle football was the pinnacle in my opinion of football cards when it came to capturing action shots while putting out a solid design. 1996 was no different.

I always was fond of the 1995 and 1996 designs for football of the product and thanks to my buddy over at Jammin JD Sports Cards I was able to add a much needed parallel from 1996.

This Artist Proof was the final parallel I needed to finish off my Pinnacle needs for that product.

The base cards normally have a gold triangle at the bottom, but the parallels turned it silver. This one added the words Artist's Proof in a rainbow foil. Odds on these are tough to judge as they are randomly inserted from what my research showed. But, you have to assume this was the toughest parallel of the group to find.

 

Another great add to the Hampton PC but there are many more I need.

 

Follow link HERE to see if you have any Hampton cards you have that I don't that you wanna help donate to the Rodney Hampton Project. Thanks for reading!