Nice O.J. rookie card. I have never had one but one day I will pick one up.
I agree with your comments on O.J. John. Sad to see what all the greed, money, fame and power did to him. I remember he had an infant daughter who drowned in a pool in the late 1970's. I am sure that grief added to the mix, how could it not?
Regarding the player O.J., I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1970's but did not care much for the Bears. O.J. was my favorite player and the Bills were thus my favorite team.
I had the Walter Payton rookie as well but it was not pasted in my scrapbook. But, it did look like I carried it in my wallet for years as it was HEAVILY creased.
Back then I had no idea the cards would be worth something. I collected because I loved to collect. Even today, I collect because I love to collect. Sure, I try to get a card in at least EX+ or EXMT condition today, but if not, no worries.
Getting back to O.J., I think he was the best RB of the 1970's. And, if the Bills were anything when they drafted him he could have put up some better numbers in his first three years and then really challenged Jimmy Brown's all time rushing record. O.J. did all his damage in a span of five years, from 1972 - 1976.
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