1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Gene Cipetelli #105 Montreal Alouettes VG 3

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1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Gene Cipetelli #105 Montreal Alouettes VG 3 Here is an affordable ticket into one of the toughest vintage Canadian football sets to complete, a 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL Gene Cipetelli #105 Montreal Alouettes VG 3 single from the year the Alouettes went all the way. O-Pee-Chee produced this 115-card CFL issue in London, Ontario, and every card in the set carries a genuine Canadian bilingual back, with the player biography printed in both English and French over the iconic black background, so there is no puzzle back here, just pure hockey-card-style OPC production applied to three-down football. The green cartoon panel on the reverse tells us that Gene likes to fish, a delightful bit of period whimsy, and the stat line confirms the non-import centre stood six foot one and weighed 250 pounds. Cipetelli remains a compelling figure for collectors because his resume bridges both major pro leagues. Born in North Bay, Ontario, he earned his stripes in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers before returning to Canada to snap the ball for Montreal. His timing was impeccable, as the 1970 Alouettes stunned the football world by winning the Grey Cup, and this card captures him in the green number 45 jersey from that championship campaign, hands on the ball in a classic centre's stance under a brilliant blue sky. this second copy shows a light diagonal surface crease visible under angled light near the upper portion of the card, moderate corner rounding at all four corners, small flecks of edge chipping on the white border, centering a touch left, and general handling wear on the back consistent with the era. Because of that identified light crease we grade this one conservatively at VG 3, a fair and honest raw assessment that keeps the price friendly for set builders who need the number and do not want to pay mid-grade money. Vintage CFL cardboard was printed in far smaller quantities than American football issues of the same year, and survivors from the 1970 OPC set turn up infrequently outside Canada, which keeps demand healthy even for well-loved copies. Grab this budget-friendly example of a 1970 Grey Cup champion lineman, an ideal filler copy you can upgrade later, and enjoy a genuine piece of Quebec football history shipped securely from Ontario. Grade Estimate: VG 3