Blast From The Past:1995 Playoff Absolute football Pack Break

It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1995 Playoff Absolute Football!

Just like Playoff Prime, Playoff Absolute I may have busted one pack of in 1995 as Playoff didn't make much of an appearance in my area til 1996. I later on was able to pick up singles from this product that I wanted.

Once again I had high hopes of pulling a Pigskin Preview or pretty much anything would be nice. So let's see how I did.

 

There are 8 cards in this pack to find. I paid about $1 as it was in a lot of 90's packs I bought.

Aaron Glenn will always be a NY Jet to me but he played for five teams total in 14 seasons. He was a three time Pro Bowler and Three Time All Pro corner.

 

The GOAT sighting.....Barry! Best Running Back in NFL History. I know I had this argument already but nobody could do what Barry did. This to me was an exciting find. Barry is a Hall Of Famer, 10x Pro Bowler, MVP, and a 2x Offensive Player Of The Year among many other great honors.

Rhett didn't quite live up to the 1994 NFL Draft hype and played for three teams in 6 NFL Seasons.

Hmmmm Bono find in Absolute to match my find of him in Playoff Prime

Martin played for 6 teams in 12 seasons. I best remember him as a Bolt. He was an All Pro and Pro Bowler in 1996.

Eric Green played for nine seasons and will be best remembered to me as a member of the Steelers.

Leroy plowed his way for yards for four teams in nine seasons. Best remembered to me as a Brown. Hoard made it to the Pro Bowl 1994.

Erik Kramer will always be a Bear to me. He played for four teams but spent four years in Chicago which was his longest stint at a place.

Finding the Barry Sanders alone was enough for me to call this pack a winner. How can it not?

More Blasts From The Past coming up soon!

Blast From The Past:1996 Topps Football Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1996 Topps Football!

I busted a ton of this stuff back in 1996 which almost made this more of a Origins post than a Blast From The Past. But, here we are.

This was the 40th Anniversary Edition of Topps football and it had a lot of great stuff within. Especially it's inserts. I am chasing many of them for sets including Broadway's Reviews (I finished this one) and Turf Warriors which I need a lot of help with (hint hint readers!!)

I paid about $1 for this pack hoping to land some insert help!

Here are the odds on those inserts.

Let's give this pack a rip ( to shorten this post some I posted the names I knew best from the pack)

Mike Mamula played for the Eagles for five seasons. Was a pretty decent LB and was also the person I pulled my first autograph card of.

Bernie has no spent more time as a assistant coach and coach then he did in his time in the NFL.

Cook didn't make it too far in the NFL only lasting 4 NFL seasons. But, he did get to don the Oilers jersey so that's pretty cool.

Mark Carrier played for 10 seasons and 3 teams.  He was also a three time Pro Bowler.

Pepper played for four teams in twelve seasons most notably with my Gmen.He was a two time Pro Bowler and two time Super Bowl Champion. Then of course as coach he added another three rings.

I always loved the 1,000 Yard club subsets but mainly the 1995 and 1996 editions. Brett Perriman was a Detroit Lion to me. Even though he had four teams in 9 seasons.

Moulds played for three teams in 11 seasons. Was a three time Pro Bowler but didn't feel like he lived all of his hype up when all of us collectors were chasing him in 1996.

Sapp was a dominant player but however plagued with controversy. However, is a Hall Of Famer with a ring and seven Pro Bowls.

Mayberry played for 10 seasons for two teams.  He was a Pro Bowler in 2002.

Rice had an amazing 12 year career playing for 4 teams. He ranks right up there all time in sacks, he was Super Bowl champion, and a 3x Pro Bowler.

Duane Clemons played for three teams in nine seasons. He didn't have a bad career in that time.

Well, for a $1 it's a bargain, but looking at this overall, not the best pack in the world.

This sums up another Blast From The Past.

Blast From The Past:1999 Bowman Chrome Football 1 Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on

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here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1999 Bowman Chrome Football!

I found someone on eBay selling packs of this for $1.99 and who can turn that down? I had an eBay gift card to use up and what better way to do so then to buy a retro pack to break especially one I broke in my youth and one that is covered in chrome.

Each pack of Bowman Chrome comes with 4 cards. Just like it's Topps Chrome counterpart

Here are the pack backs

Let's see if anything bodacious pops out.

Enis was a Top 5 draft pick that only made it three years in the league after not living up to expectations and many injuries which forced him to retire early.

Larry Parker Jr was drafted by the Chiefs in the 4th round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Didn't get to play much and career wasn't long only lasting a couple of years.

Douglas had a career of injuries playing four seasons in the NFL mostly with the Eagles after the Raiders drafted him in 1999.

 

Eric Moulds was the best player from my pack. He played 12 seasons for 3 teams and made 3 Pro Bowls

Well this was a blast from the past in terms of player names and card design, but overall, a very painful pack break. At least I get to have experienced it again and bring back those warm memories.

Blast From The Past:1997 Scoreboard NFL Experience Football Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1997 Scoreboard NFL Experience!

I opened some Scoreboard on and off in the 90's. They put out a few decent products including the one I am talking about today.

Every pack of 1997 Scoreboard NFL Experience football came with 6 cards. I paid $3 shipped on this pack to show it off. I was hoping to land the vintage card but knew my odds were against me. The part about this pack I don't get is the Show Version. Maybe it was a special version from The National? I have no idea, but I remember opening up cards like this so who knows. Maybe these had special things in them compared to the ones I opened. So let's check it out.

The back of the wrapper tells me that not only are the cards collectible, but so isn't the wrapper so I held onto it.

Time to have a blast from the past!

Vinny Testeverde in the Ravens old school logo, which I like better than their new one.  He played for 8 teams in 21 seasons. I best remember him for the Ravens/Jets.He was a Heisman Trophy winner and a two time Pro Bowler.

Steve Bono played for 7 teams in 14 seasons. He was a Super Bowl Champ with the 49ers and a Pro Bowler in 1995.

Tony Banks played for 5 teams in 9 seasons. Never quite lived up to the hype when 1996 collectors were seeking him out. Was a Super Bowl champ in Super Bowl 35 against my Giants during the time with the Ravens.

Antonio played for 4 teams in 9 seasons. He was a Super Bowl champ and a Pro Bowler once. He was best known to me for playing for the team pictured on this card.

John Elway, what can I say other than being the big time of this pack. He was a two time Super Bowl Champion as a player, once as a GM. He was a Super Bowl MVP, played in 9 Pro Bowls, was NFL Man Of The Year 1992 along with even being on Tool Time with Tim Allen on Home Improvement once.

And a checklist. Great looking card that I be any Packers fan would want. I miss having checklists in packs of cards. So much easier to set build than having to search online and match things up.

Well that's it. Was my $3 found in value wise, not sure. But, memory wise, absolutely.

Stay tuned for more Blasts From The Past!

Blast From The Past:1997 Topps Baseball Series 2 Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1997 Topps Series 2 Baseball!

Each pack of 1997 Topps Series 2 baseball came with 11 cards. I got this pack for $1.19 so let's see how I did with it.

 

Here were the odds on the back. I was hoping to find a Mystery Finest. Those things rock!

Time to see what this pack provided me

Ernie Young played in the Majors for ten seasons for five teams. He 27 home runs and a .225 batting avg.

Pudge in the uniform I remember him best in. Played 20 seasons for 7 teams. Made the All Star game 14 times, won a World Series, was AL MVP once, 13x Gold Glove, and a 7 time Silver Slugger. He had over 300 Home Runs in his career as well.

One of the most iconic to me photos from this set is in Mark Wohler posing with the baseball. He was apart of the great Braves teams of the 90's. He also played for four other teams including the Yankees that I don't remember. He had a 3.97 ERA with a 39-29 record as a relief pitcher.

Kenny Rogers is apart of the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Oh Wait. This one played for almost 20 MLB seasons, was 219-156 overall with a 4.27 ERA and played for 8 teams in which the Yankees was most memorable for me. He was a 4 time All Star and a World Series champion.

Coppinger wasn't around in the majors too long. His 5.47 ERA with a 17-11 record probably didn't help. He played for two teams in five seasons

Danny Graves pitched for four teams in 10 MLB seasons. Was a two-time All Star with a 43-44 record and a 4.05 ERA

Willie whipped out 8 seasons in the majors playing for four teams. He hit .234 average and 86 home runs.

David Cone pitched 17 MLB seasons and for 8 teams, most notable the Yankees. I don't even remember him with the Royals besides what I see on baseball cards. He was a 5x All Star, 5x World Series Champion, AL Cy Young winner, MLB Wins Leader and had a no hitter in 1998. He had a 194-126 record with a 3.46 ERA.

Bere spent his 10 seasons on 6 teams. He had a 71-65 record with a 5.14 ERA. He made the All Star game in 1994.

Ogea played for two teams in five seasons. Had a 37-35 record with a 4.88 ERA.

Jay Payton was on 7 teams in 12 seasons. Had a .279 batting average with 119 home runs in his career.

Overall, a few highlights. No inserts I had hoped for but some memories and that's what this series is all about.

Still many more of these to come in this series so stay tuned!

Blast From The Past:1995 Topps Series 2 Baseball Pack Break

In 1999, a flick with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone called Blast From The Past came out. It was about a scientist named Calvin Webber who was played by Christopher Walken, that took his pregnant wife in a deep underground fallout shelter in 1962 when he thought a nuclear war was imminent. During that time, their son Adam played by Fraser (who seemed to had been in every late 90's movie) was born and was exposed to only the culture of 1962 in the shelter such as the music and TV shows of the time. Life was accustomed to not being at the surface. 

Fast forward 35 years later, their supplies and food was running low so someone would have to come above ground and take a risk to get new products. That was supposed to be Calvin, up until he was ill from stress from his one visit to the surface. So his son Adam would have to venture out in a world he had never met.....

This segment takes a look at products that may have been hidden in a underground fallout shelter for over 20 years and now just coming back out to be rediscovered....by me. Guess you can call me Adam even though my name is Matt. These are products I opened when I was first collecting and is a Part Of My Past, but may not have a memory or a Origins story to attach to them. Most products I post on here will, but some won't and those will be covered in this new segment.These products will be between the years of 1995-1999 only.

Let's just hope my experience with these breaks is better than Adams first visit to the surface.

Believe it or not, I landed this pack for less than a $1 in a pack lot that I paid a total of $4 for. When I can take a Blast To The Past with a break like that I will take it all day long. Back in 1995, I busted a lot of Topps product for hockey and football. I did bust a few packs of the baseball in both Series 1 and 2 in which both you will see on here but not much. Which makes these packs more of a Blast From The Past than an Origin.

So let's take a Blast From The Past with a one pack break of 1995 Topps Series 2 baseball!

In these hanger packs, there are 20 cards in each. At the time, they sold for $1.99. I got mine for roughly .80. Pretty fair I think. Each of these comes with two cyberstats parallels.

The base card set for Series 2 has 396 cards with a couple of subsets and guys like Ken Griffey Jr and Don Mattingly on the checklist.

So let's see how I did,

Mark played for 7 teams in 18 seasons. He hit 53 home runs and had a .259 batting avg.

Ryan Thompson played for nine seasons and six teams waiting for him to break out. He hit 52 home runs with a .243 batting avg.

Dalton was the first real name I remember in this pack. Very talented catcher who played for two teams in 13 or so seasons. His Marlins year I don't remember much. I will always picture him as a Phillie. He had a 137 home runs with a .245 batting average. He also 3X All Star and won a World Series ring in that one year with the Marlins. Remember when they were good?

Speaking of the Marlins, here comes Terry Mathews. He pitched for 8 seasons and four teams. Was 22-21 with a 4.25 ERA.

Most recognizable name on here is Rey Ordonez. He played about 8 seasons and had 12 home runs with a .246 batting average. He was another one of those prospects you kept waiting on in the late 90's.

Esteban Loaiza pitched for nine teams in close to 13 seasons. He even pitched for my Yankees and wasn't great if I remember correctly. He was 126-114 in his career with a 4.65 ERA He was also a 2x All Star and a Strikeout Leader in 2003 with the White Sox.

I don't know either of these guys, but how can you go wrong with any Expos cards. They should bring them back as an expansion!

Neither of these names I didn't recognize either. Scott on the bottom appears to have had a long night before his photo shoot.

Clemons pitched one season in the majors with the White Sox. He was 0-2 with a 8.53 ERA. I can see why he didn't last long.

I am going to say it, Florida Marlins over Miami Marlins.

Now my parallel pulls,

White played for six teams in sixteen seasons. He had 208 home runs with a .268 batting average.

Scott Lerius he played for three teams in nine seasons.  Hit 28 home runs with a .244 batting average. He is also a World Series champ.

Well, this pack wasn't quite as strong with the names as my Series 1 break. But, to me anyways, the parallels were worth the .80 along with the memories.

That does it for another Blast From The Past. Much more of these to come including some football breaks!