1970 O-Pee-Chee Jerry Campbell #45 Ottawa Rough Riders VG-EX 4

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1970 O-Pee-Chee Jerry Campbell #45 Ottawa Rough Riders VG-EX 4 Collectors who love the gritty side of vintage cardboard will appreciate this second 1970 O-Pee-Chee Jerry Campbell #45 example, a raw Ottawa Rough Riders linebacker card that wears its half century of history openly and prices itself as an honest collection filler. Campbell was the clutch performer of an Ottawa defence that won Grey Cups in 1968 and 1969, a University of Idaho import whose quick recognition and sidelong pursuit made him a fixture in the middle of the Rough Riders lineup during one of the franchise's proudest eras. The 1970 O-Pee-Chee CFL set remains one of the most characterful Canadian issues of its decade, pairing shadowy action photography with cream borders, red and black name plates, and the orange charging Rough Rider logo at the photo corner, all issued while the Rough Riders stood as the team to beat in the eastern conference. The reverse carries the Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual back with English and French text and a cartoon panel, and buyers should note it is not a puzzle back variety, keeping it correct for standard set registry purposes. The cartoon caption Jerry is nicknamed Soup by the team preserves a piece of locker room humour that fans still repeat, giving the reverse a personality that modern cards rarely match. For builders working through the 1970 O-Pee-Chee Jerry Campbell #45 toward a complete Ottawa team set, a second example like this one absorbs the handling that keeps the sharper copy pristine in a sleeve, and it serves equally well as a raw study piece for comparing centering and wear across duplicates from the same vintage pack run. the front photo shows visible light surface scuff lines across the dark image area, corners are softly rounded at the tips, and the top border carries small white chipping flecks, while centering remains reasonably balanced side to side. The reverse is the limiting factor, displaying heavier edge chipping around the full perimeter, rounded corners, and noticeable scuffing through the black ink, though the green cartoon panel and all text remain complete and legible with no creases, no wrinkles, and no writing on either side. A conservative raw grade of VG-EX 4 is assigned because the surface scuffing and perimeter chipping place the card clearly below EX 5 in hand, even though the image remains bold and the card stays structurally sound. Priced as an affordable filler, it ships sleeved and toploaded with tracked delivery and combined shipping discounts for multi card orders. Grade Estimate: VG-EX 4