Damon Allen
1986 JOGO CFL. Damon Allen Rookie Card. A print run of 700. PSA has graded 5 Allen's, none higher than PSA 8. I would not be confident enough to say there will never be one graded higher than PSA 8. The chances of a PSA 10 manifesting itself however after nearly 40 years from release date with a low print run are pretty low. But not zero. I do like black bordered cards. Though every flaw seems magnified. The card itself is very basic. Even for 1986, it's bare-bones. We're talking no bells, whistles or frills. But I like it. As for availability upon release, tough. Complete sets only for JOGO in that era. And only 700 total sets. Card stock was slightly thinner than Topps or O-Pee-Chee at the time. Many of the cards were offered to CFL players first. So who really knows how many of these are in the wild.
The player himself, Damon Allen, was outstanding. His brother carved out a decent career also.
That's serious talent. Marcus could do it all. Mr. Davis may, who knows, have went a little too Machiavellian during Marcus' last few years as a Raider. But in a way it may have extended Marcus' career. Far be it for me to question someone elses Machiavellian reasoning and tendencies 😂. Though not maximizing the talents of Marcus from 1987 - 1992 was a huge mistake.
Damon, inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2012, is arguably the Greatest QB in CFL history. Taking everything into account, I think he is. His Rookie Card is easily one of my favorite pickups. While not a hot or in heavy demand card, it's still a very significant card. And it deserves recognition.
Damon, and older brother Marcus are both class guys. Good men. With some staggering stats.
Later ...
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