1970 O-Pee-Chee Herman Harrison #95 Perennial All-Star Calgary Stampeders VG 3

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Herman Harrison #95 Perennial All-Star Calgary Stampeders VG 3 Cradling the football with the practiced hands that made his reputation, Herman Harrison poses in the red home jersey of the Calgary Stampeders on this 1970 O-Pee-Chee Herman Harrison #95, a card that celebrates one of the surest tight ends of his Canadian Football League generation. Number 76 stretches across his chest with the riding horse logo at the lower right and the white name plate below identifying him as an offensive end, and the twilight sky behind him gives the portrait a moody period atmosphere that collectors of the set instantly recognize. Buyers seeking a 1970 O-Pee-Chee Herman Harrison #95 will find this copy an honest mid-grade example of a card that anchors any Calgary team set. O-Pee-Chee of London, Ontario printed the 1970 CFL series with black backs, lime green cartoon panels and bilingual English and French text, and this card carries a Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back, not a puzzle back. The bio calls Harrison a perennial all-star whose sure hands make him one of the best tight ends in the CFL, and the cartoon box adds that he is known by his team mates, a small tribute to his standing in the locker room. An Arizona State product, Harrison brought American collegiate polish to the Calgary passing game during the club's most successful era, contributing to the championship run that culminated in the 1971 Grey Cup victory over Toronto, whose roster lists Herm Harrison among the winners. Harrison's value to the Stampeders went beyond statistics because his blocking and his reliability in traffic allowed Calgary's offense to balance its attack during the championship years, and his presence in the 59th Grey Cup winning lineup cements his place in franchise history. For collectors his portrait is prized for its unusual dusk lighting, which sets it apart from the sunlit stadium shots that dominate the set and gives the card a distinct visual personality on the page or in the album. As with the rest of this black-back issue, condition-sensitive survival rates mean that affordable examples like this one are the workhorses of team building. the front retains acceptable gloss with light corner blunting at all four tips and faint wear along the white borders, while centering runs approximately 60/40 left to right with a slightly narrow right margin. The reverse tells the conservative story because the black background exposes pronounced edge chipping along two borders together with scattered scuffing and rough but complete corners, flaws that dark-backed cards from this issue rarely escape. No creases, wrinkles, writing or stains are visible in either scan and the card remains structurally sound. The estimate below prices this example as an honest mid-grade collector copy, deliberately conservative so that the buyer's in-hand experience can only improve on the description. Grade Estimate: VG 3