1970 O-Pee-Chee Bill Frank #64 Hall of Fame Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL Card VG-EX 4

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Bill Frank #64 Hall of Fame Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL Card VG-EX 4 Trench players rarely got the glory, but their cards now carry the stories, and this second example of the 1970 O-Pee-Chee Bill Frank #64 gives collectors a second shot at a Hall of Fame tackle whose CFL resume reads like a border hopping adventure novel. Printed in Canada within the 115 card 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL set modeled on the 1969 Topps NFL design, the card carries the classic Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back in English and French on black stock with its green cartoon panel, and it is not a puzzle back. The reverse lists the IMPORT at 6 feet 5 inches and 260 pounds, notes his Denver, Colorado birthplace, and records the detail that he was drafted by Dallas, while the cartoon admits that Bill once fractured a cheek bone, proof that life on the lines of the early CFL left marks. Frank's path to Winnipeg wound through the BC Lions beginning in 1962 and a 1963 Grey Cup appearance, an NFL detour in 1964 when the Cowboys, having drafted him in the 18th round out of Colorado, traded Amos Bullocks to BC just to secure his rights, two seasons of all-star caliber play with Toronto from 1965 through 1968, and finally a long Winnipeg tenure from 1969 through 1976 that produced five Western All-Star selections, membership on the Blue Bombers All-Time 90th Anniversary team, induction into the team's hall of fame in 1990 and enshrinement in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He anchored the line through the lean 2 and 14 campaign of 1970 under Jim Spavital and the 10 and 6 rebound of 1972, and after football he built a long career in auto sales management in British Columbia before his passing in June 2014. this copy shows one softly touched corner at the lower left with light whitening, minor edge wear along the top border, a clean glossy front with no creases, wrinkles or surface staining, centering that leans slightly toward the top, and a bold black bilingual reverse with clean, legible print throughout and light corner wear of its own. Nothing in the photos suggests structural damage, and the card remains a strong, honest representative of the issue at this grade level. For collectors assembling a 1970 O-Pee-Chee Bill Frank #64 pair, a Bombers offensive line tribute page or a Canadian Football Hall of Fame subset, this copy delivers serious pedigree without a serious price tag. Grade Estimate: VG-EX 4