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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Starr remains a throwback hero</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6927</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The very first column I wrote (it was the October 1993 issue) focused on my prized possession: a tattered and wrinkled 1968 Topps Bart Starr card. <br />
Less than two weeks after the publication of that column, I received a surprise in the mail that turned out to be a new prized possession: a personal letter from Starr himself.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Uniforms – They are Changing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Looking for a theme to kick start a collection? Why not try collecting gridiron great in the &quot;wrong&quot; uniform?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Star Is Born: Tony Romo among the hobby elite</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6756</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Football League has been known for its unpredictability ever since Broadway Joe made long shots fashionable back in Super Bowl III. Since that time, a number of teams have shocked fans with memorable upsets for the ages. But while Namath&rsquo;s heroics helped put the Davids of the world in the forefront and forced the Goliaths into the the background, the list of individual players who have continued that upset-minded tradition is a short one.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Brett Favre Breaking Out In The Big Apple</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The NFL season has just begun, but Brett Favre is already a hit on Broadway.<br />
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On the day he was dealt to the Jets, NFLShop.com reportedly sold 6,500 Favre jerseys, smashing its previous single-day record for one player (900 Tony Romo jerseys were sold on Nov. 11, 2007).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Larry Fitzgerald Gets a View From the Other Side</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Cardinals wide receiver has a been a collector for years, and now he's getting a glimpse of life from the other side of the autograph ropes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Upper Deck signs Tony Romo to autograph exclusive</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a stable that already includes Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr., Tiger Woods and others, Upper Deck has signed Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to an exclusive autographed memorabilia deal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Topps Expands Letterman Brand to Football</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's one of the more unqie patch ideas in the hobby &ndash; Topps' Letterman brand, which features the letters from players' jersey. And now it's expanding to football.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Going Deep with Vintage AFL Cards</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6858</link>
      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp; The American Football League has a lasting appeal for several hobbyists, including Dave Steidel, who witnessed the AFL go from zero to 60 and way beyond during the 1960s.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Favre . . . on a tractor . . . in Times Square</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6577</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's fun when card companies make spoof cards, and collectors eat that stuff up, too. Well here's another from Topps, and it involves Brett Favre, a lawn tractor and an interesting landscape in Times Square.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Traded for a Card to be Made Later</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6493</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Late-run sets considered an afterthought are now full of value.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Heisman Winner Autographs</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6672</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Collecting autographs from college football's best isn't a shot in the dark - they do answer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Deal could give Packers exclusive right to Favre autographs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[He's out of Green Bay, but apparently, not all feelings are bad when it comes to Green Bay and quarterback Brett Favre. Could a huge deal be on the table once he <em>really</em> retires?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leaf Certified Football Now Live</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6633</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Each box will offer four autograph or memorabilia cards.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Companies Scramble to Capture Favre as a Jet</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6512</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Brett Favre is a wearing a different shade of green this football season - and card companies are scrambling to get that change into upcoming football card sets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Topps Adds Autographed Patch Cards to Finest</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Limited-edition rookie autographed cards give added punch to Topps Finest. Checklist included.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Donruss to Offer Madden '09 Cards at 7-Eleven Stores</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's the 20th anniversary of the Madden NFL video game, and that means there are big promotions under way &ndash; including Donruss and EA Sports getting Madden cards into the popular convenience store chain.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bowman Sterling Football Manufacturing Error</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6558</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Master boxes released with seven autographs instead of eight. See how to get that eighth auto!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Limited-Edition RC featured in Topps Finest Football</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6500</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RCs inserted into Topps Finest Football]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Steiner signers marketing deal with Cowboys</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6496</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In another professional franchise venture for Steiner Sports, the company signs a deal with the Dallas Cowboys.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Feast of First-Rate Football</title>
      <link>http://tuffstuff.com//article/?p_ArticleId=6494</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Need something to chase in the football market? How about 1960s gridiron inserts?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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