The reason I started card collecting back in the 1970's was pretty simple. Having cards of the great players was a cool thing to do. I always collected more football cards than baseball cards and at the time the really cool rookie football cards to own were Franco Harris , Walter Payton and of course any Minnesota Vikings card (because I live in Minnesota).

As a kid, we use to trade cards and talk about who was going to have a great year and who was better. I remember riding my bike down to the store every saturday to buy a pack of cards hoping to get a card of my favorite players. In the end it became a hobby that I have continued in for all of these years. The cards today are of higher quality and have much better graphics that the old cards. All of the cards have gone up in value significantly since then, but it still remains as a great hobby and way to have some fun while following your favorite football teams.