Andrew Walter Jersey Card

For all of you who thought Donald Trump getting elected was weird, I offer you this: Andrew Walter, former Arizona State University Sun Devils star quarterback, breaker of Pac-10 records held by the likes of John Elway turned Oakland Raiders "what if?" perpetual trivia answer was vying for a seat as a Republican House Representative in 2014; trailing behind incumbent Wendy Rogers in the crucial final stretch, he came up with the following means of attracting campaign donations:

Hosting an "Evening of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms" Friday night at a gun club in Scottsdale. Contributors who buy the "expert package" at $1,000 each will get 250 rounds of ammunition and the chance to fire from three weapons. Those donating $250 get a single box of ammo for the opportunity to shoot a Glock 18, a handgun typically used by law enforcement.

Let me remind you that Arizona was the site of a January 2011 mass shooting that killed six and wounded 13, including then-representative Gabby Giffords.

Maybe that's how you get a quarterback to retire at 27: you use him as the Raiders did, as a crash-test dummy who receives blows to the head on a consistent basis - enough to have him forget to throw or run the ball, finishing with just 2 wins in 9 starts and 15 total games over four seasons, with just 3 touchdown passes for 16 interceptions.

He's then set to not make sense for the rest of his adult life.

Here he is wearing the Sun Devils' burgundy uniform, on card #JC/AW from RC2 South's 2005 Press Pass SE set and Game-Used Jersey sub-set, with a matching swatch:

It is numbered 559/700 and came in a multi-sport re-pack I purchased probably six years ago.

Reggie Theus Autograph Card

I'll admit I'm not the biggest basketball fan in the world, and that since Reggie Theus retired before I was even slightly interested in the game, I know next to nothing about him.

He is pictured here in his NCAA days of glory with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he made the Hall of Fame in 1997. He also had pretty good seasons with the Chicago Bulls, Kansas City Kings, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, and Orlando Magic before retiring from the NBA with the New Jersey Nets. He was a two-time All Star who also made the All-Rookie team.

He then had a very successful coaching career with College teams, and a less successful stint coaching the Kings. He's in broadcasting now, after being part of the first season of The Best Damn Sports Show, Period!

What I know more about is this 2006-07 Legends card by Press Pass (then manufactured by RC2 South, now a stand-alone brand). It was one of Press Pass' first forays into basketball, after being the most successful NASCAR card brand and releasing some decent football sets (and NFL-affiliated toys). As a matter of fact, PP was the first card company to include event-worn items made onto the cards - and they even put race-used tires on some of them (I have one, I'll feature it some day).

I purchased this one on Ebay because I wanted a Press Pass autograph card, and because I liked the blue sharpie on-card signature. And because it was dirt cheap.