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Classic Sports Card of The Day

02 Feb

1989 Topps football card of former Washington Redskins’ quarterback Mark Rypien. He was the first Canadian-born player to start at QB in the NFL, and was mostly a journeyman in his long career. His best year was 1991, when he guided the Redskins to a Super Bowl championship, and was named the game’s MVP, the first foreign-born player to win the award. After his football career was over, Rypien was involved in NASCAR as a team owner of the #97 car.

 

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