"Custom" football cards. Have any of you toyed with this idea?

[PowderedH2O]

A couple of years ago I did around a dozen players using the 1948 Bowman template for AAFC players. I was amazed that guys like Spec Sanders never got a card. I eventually will finish it up and do a 48 card set or so. I love the AAFC and would love to get guys in that league their cards. Here's the Spec Sanders. I am TOTALLY an amateur at this, but I did my best.

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[bobw]

I usually do baseball but I've done a few football and I agree with Steve, the players love them, especially the guys who never had cards. They always ask for copies. It's a lot of fun

To replicate the "paper stock" look on the back, on Photoshop I click "Filter" "Noise" "add Noise" then adjust the amount

My blog
http://bobscustomcards.blogspot.com/

[jdl7860]

I started doing customs for college stars that never made it to the pros or had a card. I love sending them ttm for autos and often get great responses from the player for extra cards. Printing can get expensive if you do a lot of them, but man, these are so much fun. And one of the best parts is that there is no financial aspect (they will not make you rich), no questions about whether or not it is real (it's not) or if it's trimmed (it is). Its just pure hobby fun.
I also like doing custom cut auto cards, it's a fun way to display cut signatures and a lot cheaper than buying regular factory made cut auto cards.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Cooper- Those are fantastic! I love the "Showboat" Boykin, 7 TDs and all! What no K.O. Dottley? Even a Razorback fan can appreciate the Ole Miss stars,

[jdl7860]

I have a very, very small touch of Razorback in me, my parents live in Little Rock. I do pull for them more in baseball though for some reason. I just got these back last week.


Kayo is one of my favorites though. I grew up next door to his sister and would see him from time to time.

[iowadoc77]

Nice stuff guys. Anyone want to design a 1935 National Chicle Red Grange? Think that would be a very cool card. Anyway, i think this is becoming a very neat subset of collecting. There are so many players who never had a card and this is a neat way to do that, and also a neat way to take your favorite player and add them to your favorite set. Well done. Keep em coming

[Bob Lemke]

I tend to concentrate on baseball customs this time of year, but I recently got inspired to add a couple of cards to my 1955 All-American "Update" set after watching a documentary on ESPN about the 1951 San Francisco Dons.

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This makes 161 cards I've done in the '55AA style in some 8-10 years.

I've also worked up a 1954 Bowman-style of the late, great Chuck Noll.