1970 O-Pee-Chee Ed Ulmer #70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers EX 5

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Ed Ulmer #70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers EX 5 Experience the explosive versatility of the early seventies Bombers with this vibrant 1970 O-Pee-Chee Ed Ulmer #70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers EX 5 card, featuring the Ohio State speedster who brought big play ability and booming special teams to Winnipeg Stadium. The 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL set endures as a collector favorite because it captures a singular moment in Canadian football history when the league was brimming with American stars who chose Canada and Canadian stars who stayed home, all documented in a 115 card Canadian only production that used the same striking front photography as Topps but replaced the back with a rich black stock design carrying complete bilingual English and French text, university and vitals, and the unforgettable green cartoon strip that students of the hobby immediately associate with O-Pee-Chee, with each card printed in Canada adding to its regional rarity and long term desirability. Ed Ulmer is a perfect representative of that cross border talent, an import running back from the powerhouse Ohio State Buckeyes who stands six feet two and 195 pounds and came to Winnipeg from Ottawa after being drafted out of college by the Dallas organization, a player described on his bilingual back as a very consistent performer who brought dynamic running ability to the Bombers, and the back cartoon proudly highlights his special teams dominance by noting that in 1967 Ed punted for 2616 yards with the French translation noting his explosion en 1967, a staggering total that underscored his all around value and made him a fan favorite in the provincial capital. Ulmer played all sixteen games in 1970 and was known for his smooth stride and sure hands, and his front image is among the most striking in the Winnipeg subset, showing him in his white jersey number 24 with gold pants and striped socks standing tall on the turf with the stadium behind him, a classic athletic pose that pops against the bright blue Manitoba sky and that makes this card display as a true highlight of the set. This is a Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back with English and French text, printed in Canada, the authentic and more collectible version for any CFL collection. This 1970 O-Pee-Chee Ed Ulmer #70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers EX 5 card is an excellent choice for collectors who appreciate Ohio State pedigree, special teams history or simply the vibrant look of 1970 O-Pee-Chee. The front shows excellent color saturation and gloss with centering at 53/47 left to right and 55/45 top to bottom, corners exhibit light softening with pinpoint whitening at the bottom left and top right but remain well formed, edge chipping is minimal with a single tiny white dot on the left border, no creases, wrinkles or surface indentations are present, and the back displays clean black stock with only light blunting at the corners and faint edge whitening, the lime green cartoon box noting his 2616 yard punting season remains bright and the bilingual biography is crisp, supporting a conservative Excellent 5 grade that presents as a very attractive raw example. Grade Estimate: EX 5