1970 O-Pee-Chee Phil Minnick #67 CFL All-Star Winnipeg Blue Bombers VG-EX 4

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Phil Minnick #67 CFL All-Star Winnipeg Blue Bombers VG-EX 4 This 1970 O-Pee-Chee Phil Minnick #67 CFL All-Star Winnipeg Blue Bombers VG-EX 4 puts one of the most respected Canadian linebackers of the 1960s squarely in the frame, crouched in his white number 54 Bombers jersey with gold pants, the stadium bleachers stretching out behind him. Minnick was the embodiment of the non import star in an era when Canadian talent was the backbone of every CFL roster, a versatile athlete out of State College of Iowa who was named an All-Canadian in 1966 and who anchored Winnipeg defences through a long and durable career. The card back leans into that achievement with a cartoon of Minnick declaring that Phil made the All-Canadian team in 1966, a detail that makes this issue more than a common and gives it real appeal to Blue Bombers historians and CFL award collectors. The 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL set is a Canadian classic, printed in London, Ontario and distributed in wax packs across the country during a period when the Grey Cup was the single biggest sporting event on the Canadian calendar, and the set survives in far smaller numbers than comparable American issues of the same year. This is a Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back, carrying a full English biography followed by a complete French translation and a green cartoon panel captioned in both official languages, the signature feature that separates O-Pee-Chee CFL cards from every other football product of the era. the front is attractive with bright blue sky, clean white uniform detail and sharp focus, showing only light corner touches at the top two corners and a small amount of print speckling in the sky area; the black back displays the expected edge chipping but it is lighter than most examples from this set, concentrated along the left border and the bottom edge, with the lower left corner slightly blunted and a thin white line of wear tracing the top edge; centering measures approximately fifty five to forty five left to right and is close to even top to bottom, and there are no creases, wrinkles or pen marks visible on either side, with the surface gloss largely intact. The combination of a clean crease free front and only moderate back chipping supports a conservative estimate in the VG-EX range, and a grading company could reward the eye appeal slightly higher if the borders measure kindly. For collectors chasing a Minnick card that displays well without the premium attached to a high grade slab, this is a strong and honest option. Grade Estimate: VG-EX 4