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Edward Halley is a super collector of sports memorabilia, particularly focused on USC football. He started collecting baseball cards in 1960 and later began collecting ticket stubs and programs from college football games, with USC being his main focus. His collection has grown tremendously with the help of Sports Collectors Digest and eBay. Halley has attended numerous college football games and has seen many great players and memorable moments. His favorite game is the 2017 Rose Bowl between USC and Penn State. While the future of ticket stub collecting is uncertain due to the shift towards digital tickets, Halley encourages others to start collecting and emphasizes the historical value of ticket stubs. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with Mike Blaisdell, hockey player is presented. When asked about his greatest football card collection, he mentions that he purchased the first pack of baseball cards at the Five & Dime store in 1969. He mentions that he liked football cards as they are inexpensive compared to baseball cards. He dicussed on finding vintage pre-war football cards.

An interview with Brent Fisher about his football autograph collection is presented. He started collecting baseball and football cards in 1978 quickly developing admiration for Roger Staubach and the Dallas Cowboys. The top 6 items in his collection include photos signed by George Burke, Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski. All his favorite collecting stories involve opportunities of his son Brayden meeting and being photographed with players such as Roger Staubach, Dan Marino and Jim Brown.

An interview with Don Nguyen, a collector of baseball cards, is presented. He discusses his fascination for collecting cards, especially cards featuring his favorite baseball player Joe Montana. He mentions the people who become friends from collecting cards including shop owner Paul Knaack and Brad Benzene.

The article offers information on the baseball card errors, printing problems and odds, that can lead to astronomical prices. It mentions that the football collectors embrace (and checklist), with the variation in the signature vintage set. It mentions that the author was intrigued by the error and astonished as the card with 2000 dollars have errors.

The article presents arguments why the hobby of football card collection lags behind baseball card collection. The author notes that one factor could be that professional baseball has been launched as early as the 1870s compared to professional football's later development in the 1920s. Another reason which may be related to professional baseball's early launch is the release of a greater number of baseball collectibles compared to football's.