1960 Topps football card of former pro defensive back Johnny Sample, who enjoyed an 11 year career in the NFL and AFL for 4 different franchises. A colorful player, he had the distinction of playing on championship teams in the first and final seasons of his career, in 2 of the most famous games in history, with the 1958 Baltimore Colts in the “Greatest Game Ever Played” and the 1968 New York Jets in their shocking Super Bowl III win. He was on 3 championship teams in all. After his playing career ended, Sample wrote a controversial autobiography titled “Confessions Of A Dirty Ballplayer” . He was the No. 1 ranked professional tennis player in the age 45 and over category, and served as a tennis official. Sample also hosted a talk radio show in Philadelphia, the city he lived in when he passed away in 2005.
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