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Classic Sports Card of The Day

21 Apr

1965 Topps football card of former pro quarterback John Huarte, who played 8 years in the AFL and NFL for 5 different teams. He was once listed as one of the top 50 draft busts of all time, but there’s more to his story. After winning the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame, he was picked in the second round of the AFL draft as a highly-regarded prospect. The only problem was the team that drafted him, the New York Jets, had chosen Joe Namath in the first round. Despite that, Huarte kicked around pro ball as a backup and even won a Super Bowl ring as part of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV squad. After his playing days he opened a tile business that has grown to 30 locations and employs 1,000 people.

 

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