fun facts

[Jeremy Crowhurst]

Cards that never made it--
2007: "Michael trains dogs for sport."
2009: "Plaxico has become a believer in gun safety."
2015: "Tom misplaced his cellphone."

2007: "O.J. is an avid collector of sports memorabilia."

[oldecapecod11]

"Zeke studies display advertising."
"Bret likes to send 'sefies' to fans."
"Otis thinks astrology is out of this world."
"Ray attends planned parenthood classes."
"Alex thinks the odds always favor Notre Dame."
"Joe thinks panty hose looks great."

[JWL]

1974 Jim Tyrer- "Jim holds a degree in zoology."
1974 Jim Yarbrough- "Jim's hobby is raising cattle."
1974 Mel Gray- "Mel likes to go bowling."
1974 Larry Hand- "Larry once was a bricklayer."
1983 Frank Lewis- "An excellent golfer, he also likes to play tennis and basketball."

[JWL]

1967 Otis Taylor- "He has all the moves!"

[JWL]

Joe Lavender- Joe wears eyeglasses on the playing field.
Greg Buttle- Greg sang in a barbershop quartet at Penn State.
Ray May- Ray holds hands with teammates during huddles.
Horace Jones- Horace plays the drums.
Rusty Jackson- Rusty has worked as a consultant forester during the off-season.
Ted Albrecht- Ted is very interested in cooking.
Bruce Harper- Bruce was a high school friend of John Travolta.
Haskel Stanback- Haskel's name was spelled incorrectly on his wedding cake.
Essex Johnson- Essex has fine balance.
Rolf Benirschke- Rolf is a bird watcher.
Willie Buchanon- Willie keeps more than 40 plants in his apartment.

[JohnH19]

"Essex has fine balance." WOW! Who knew? Was he fast, too?

[JuggernautJ]

"Essex has fine balance." WOW! Who knew? Was he fast, too?

Considering a career long run of 86 yards and receptions of 78, 67 and 65 yards I'm going to hazard a "yes" guess.
Actually, had Greg Cook not gotten his infamous, career-ending injury, Essex Johnson might well have been the "Roger Craig" of the 70s.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... hnEs00.htm

[JohnH19]

I was being sarcastic as a response to the painfully obvious fun fact. Don't all professional running backs have fine balance?

Essex Johnson was a terrific back who, along with Boobie Clark, provided the Bengals with a superb halfback-fullback combination, particularly in 1973 when Johnson finished with 997 yards and Clark with 988.

[JuggernautJ]

I got it.
I was replying in-kind.

Although, I can't recall "fine balance" being on the resume of Walt Garrison or Les Josephson...

[JWL]

"Essex has fine balance." WOW! Who knew? Was he fast, too?

The cartoon on the card depicts Johnson balancing a football on his nose.